What about this part? It's easy to dismiss out of hand, but could there be some truth in it?

"The Mercury can exclusively reveal that it will claim the mysterious sect, the Illuminati, rumoured to involve bankers, power brokers and politicians, may have an underground base in the town."

http://www.herts-essex-news.co.uk/mercury/news/story.asp?id=152654

http://www.theinsider.org/mailing/article.asp?id=0143