Nick Wallis - absolutely fascinating interview

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Nick Wallis is the award-winning investigative journalist who exposed the Post Office scandal. He's recently turned his attention to gender issues, including live tweeting Glinner's recent court appearances.

Here he's interviewed by SEEN in Journalism and it's riveting stuff.
https://seeninjournalism.substack.com/p/no-fear-no-favour-episode-two-nick?r=bc1jk&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

I think I heard him being interviewed on the radio just after the post office drama had been aired, and everyone was aghast at the scandal. I can’t remember if he said he was looking at doing similar with the infected blood scandal, or whether the interviewer suggested he might. It would be amazing if he could shine the brightest light on the trans debacle and the damage done to women and children, and in the infiltration of our civic institutions.

Pity it will take a man to be heard on this, but it was ever thus. I hope when he writes the screenplay he makes much of all the women who raised their concerns over many years but were ignored. Including all of us here on FWR.

Many thanks for the recommendation, I'm part way through listening. I really admire everything Nick's done on the Post Office scandal over the many years he's been working on it, and have seen him speak about it in person a couple of times. I will be glad to see what he comes up with here.

Yep - that was my favourite part.
He's all over it and there were some great discussions on 'issue bundling' being a big part of the mechanism too.

@Tallisker he mentioned mumsnet in this interview - talked about which aspects of the trans story could make a television series and he said something along the lines of “FWS - three amazing women from mumsnet to the Supreme Court”. He certainly wasn’t talking all the credit - I think he regards himself as a normal investigative journalist doing his actual job and being astounded that more of his colleagues aren’t asking the same questions.

Absolutely superb! Thanks to SEEN and to Nick.

Good podcast. I am now following.

I first came across Nick in 2020 when listening to his series on R4 about the Post Office scandal. I remember being absolute shocked at what he’d uncovered and cross that no one seemed to be doing anything. (It’s really worth a listen- The Great Post Office Trial on BBC sounds).
So pleased he’s going to be looking into the gender issues.

Just finished listening. Nick's old style investigative journalism is a hark back to the days I trained. Facts and more facts. Just keep telling the bloody story until it sinks in was the mantra in the newsrooms.

It is a huge medical and human scandal. Its potential is even beyond the thalidomide scandal and the infected blood scandal. Glad he gave kudos to Mumsnet and, in particular to Oliver Brown of the Telegraph on his campaign on the sporting issue.

When, in the God knows how long future, we re-enter the real world and put an end to all this nonsense, I think we will have one fundamental question still to answer. Where, and with whom, did this lie begin? I mean who, specifically, started this? What was the first seed? To say misogyny is a plausible why, but who was the first person to say trans women are women.The very first liar.

I’m quite old now, I’ve been involved with this issue since about 2017, when you had to be really careful what you said. I hope I live long enough to see the back of this ludicrous men’s sexual rights movement.

This is such a fantastic interview, one of the best things I've listened to. Helen Joyce getting some competition. What a good man he sounds, how I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when he spoke to the Director General.
What a thoroughly good guy.

Thank you for sharing OP. What a gem of a podcast.

I have also just listened to this. Great podcast and journalist. Really worth the listen.

I've just listen to it and it was very good, I look forward to reading everything he writes, hopefully he'll start shinning a very bright like on those responsible for this bat shittery. Hopefully the BBC might at least start listening now, and stop misgendering the nutter's. 😁

What's the betting though when it comes to someone in TV Land picking one of the 3 to dramatize it'll be the mans story. 😒

Thanks for posting this OP, a fantastic interview on so many levels. And great life advice too - KBO! He has a lovely voice and manner, which is helpful.
From a personal perspective, having had my family damaged by this, it was helpful to hear the institutional capture recognised, as that has been one of the most difficult aspects of this journey. But most of all, I enjoyed his optimism that it is and will continue to unravel. Well worth a listen if you haven’t already.

Fantastic interview. Nick comes across like a top bloke and I’d happily stand him a pint. I will dig out his donation link on the glinner thread. I can’t wait to see how he takes this forward.

I have also subscribed to the podcast. Listening to the grown-ups talking sense is soothing.

An excellent listen. He's an optimist but a realistic one. The dangerous lunacy will die, because it's based on a lie, but it is so embedded it will take a generation to root it out.

It was interesting that he said that the BBC is vulnerable to a sudden, catastrophic loss of trust if it doesn't change its policy on pronouns.

I liked that he recognised the value of 'keep buggering on'. 'Ordinary' people who make complaints and challenge the nonsense can contribute to shifting the dial. It all helps.

There’s an article in the FT today talking about how one young conservative influencer has been combing people’s social media posts and anyone applauding Charlie Kirk’s death she reports to their employer. Many have been fired. When asked, she says, in essence, it’s payback for the Left’s cancel culture approach. The young really have been badly let down by responsible adults who could’ve managed this so differently years ago.

Finished this on the way home today. Little bit in love.

What a wonderful, humble, resilient man - lived the way he gave credit to the women who went before him and really got the misogyny of the movement.

Thank you for sharing - listening to it now, a great podcast.

Indeed. Who lied first. And for what reason? I think we can guess (sex and power) but it would be good to really find out who.

My guess is it's linked to the paedophile information exchange. I don't think they ever really went away. This is a new angle. Aided and abetted by cross dressing men with sexual kicks and kinks.

TWAW is a "category error", yes yes!

"The point at which meaning breaks down, is the point at which society collapses."... "We are in the deepest trouble imaginable."

He certainly doesn't think gender "pronouns" are kind, does he? (Multiple posts as I'm just noting some points as I'm listening...)

Listened today - Great interview! I like the fact he gives credit to others and recognises the misogyny

It's happening already , I was listening to the Media Show on R4 today. They were pontificating about the lack of trust in the BBC reporting , they didn't mention accurate reporting on trans women's pronouns and the surrounding erosion of women's rights. They were baffled