Nick Wallis

Nick Wallis

@nickwallis.bsky.social

Journalist. Author of Depp v Heard: the unreal story and The Great Post Office Scandal. Sex is corporeal. Gender is performative.

1,158 Followers 523 Following 57 Posts Joined Oct 2023
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Post Office and Fujitsu file their defence against Lee Castleton Lee Castleton The Post Office and Fujitsu have finally filed a defence to former Subpostmaster Lee Castleton’s July 2025 claim against them at the High Court. It is a partial defence in the l…

Post Office and Fujitsu file a defence to former Subpostmaster Lee Castleton's claim:

www.postofficescandal.uk/post/post-of...

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Better Call Louis: Adventures in the Media Jungle | Oxford Literary Festival Louis Charalambous talks to Nick Wallis - Better Call Louis: Adventures in the Media Jungle

Private Eye's Richard Brooks' 10am session on his Post Office book to open the Oxford Literary Festival has sold out. Why not stick around for Louise Charalambous' talk about his book describing the big cases of his career. 12 noon, Saturday 21 March:

oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

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Puberty blocker JR stayed till July James Esses (with beard on rthe ight) leaves court with his legal team The government’s attempt to stay James Esses, Keira Bell and the Bayswater Group’s judicial review (JR) of the Pat…

Puberty blocker JR stayed till July.

genderblog.net/puberty-bloc...

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“The Guardrails Are Collapsing” “If I if I get struck off as a psychologist and I’ve got to go and stack shelves in Tesco, then at least I know I did the right thing. I can’t do this anymore.” One of the t…

What happens when you complain to the Met Police about being doxxed.

genderblog.net/the-guardrai...

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Corporate Stupidity Files: Infinity War This story is an example of how companies act against their own interests by sacrificing themselves on the altar of gender ideology. Two years ago, John Lewis set up a Pride in Partnership photogra…

An example of how the corporate world is repeatedly stabbing itself in the face when it comes to gender ideology.

genderblog.net/corporate-st...

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Harmed by Medical Transition The four stages of detransition

Useful primer on detransition: psychological, social, legal and medical - "These domains are not steps in a sequence, and individuals may experience one, several, or all of them. Many remain within a single stage without ever entering others."

open.substack.com/pub/genspect...

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After Tumbler Ridge Last week, a teenage boy in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, shot 35 people, killing eight: his mother, stepbrother, and a teacher and five students at a local school.

A thoughtful piece about an appalling crime. After Tumbler Ridge open.substack.com/pub/sarahmit...

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Lynsay Watson: we meet at last Unmasking the (trans-identifying) Man of Mystery

Of course he was she/herred throughout.

www.thehelenjoyce.com/p/lynsay-wat...

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Landmark cases, trans crime and a parliamentary debate Media update and overview February 1-8

Superb round up of the week's gender stories by the SEEN in journalism network:

open.substack.com/pub/seeninjo...

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FWS day 3: Sex is Semantics For Women Scotland (l-r): Marion Calder, Susan Smith, Trina Budge The arguments advanced by the Scottish government in court today boiled down to a simple proposition: banning men from women’…

You’ve tried romantic and maybe even tantric but have you ever thought about semantic sex?

Wonderland, dusty bluebells and life as told by idiots. It could only be Day 3 of FWS v the Scottish government.

genderblog.net/fws-day-3-se...

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FWS day 2: Dawn of the Intervenors (l-r) Susan Smith, Pauline McNeill MSP, Marion Calder Today brought a range of textures and styles from the learned folk arguing the toss in Edinburgh’s Court of Session. There was a lot of t…

Scottish govt says it accepts Supreme Court ruling on sex, but "if the answer to this case was considered to lie in that decision, the Scottish ministers would have applied it. We are here because the answer is not considered to lie in that decision.”

Bold.

genderblog.net/fws-day-2-da...

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For Women Scotland back in court Susan Smith, Marion Calder and Trina Budge posing for photographers and camera crews outside the Court of Session today Ten months after the Supreme Court confirmed trans-identifying men are not wo…

Yesterday's For Women Scotland vs Scottish Ministers Hearing written up:

“You’ve come into the conference chamber naked, without the case law to cover your embarrassment.”

genderblog.net/for-women-sc...

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Depp v Heard: the unreal story – Bath Publishing Limited The definitive account of the infamous court battles between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, from the reporter who was there. Publication due 17 May 2023 ISBN 978-1-8384390-8-8

With Johnny Depp's Hollywood Vampires touring England in August, you might be interested in reading about his life through the lens of his court battles with Amber Heard. Drugs, alcohol, faeces, destruction, dog smuggling and pure Hollywood excess:

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Big stories in the last week - catch up and media overview We don’t normally do this but last week we weren’t able to perform our usual daily updates on X.

Seen in Journalism's substack round up of gender stories in the news...

"From the Darlington nurses, to Jennifer Melle, to Allison Bailey, to the puberty blockers briefing at the House of Lords, and more. We needed to catch up - if you do too - here:"

seeninjournalism.substack.com/p/big-storie...

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A green levy on gas boilers could form part of the govt’s new Warm Homes Plan in January. “We know that heat pumps will get a lot cheaper over time,” @shaunspiers1.bsky.social of Green Alliance tells @nickwallis.bsky.social on Times Radio.

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In this riveting book by @nickwallis.bsky.social there’s an important question: why did the Asian sub postmasters get so much longer prison sentences?

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Donate/Subscribe The button on the right (or below if you’re reading this on a mobile phone) is a secure portal set up to accept donations for the work I do documenting the Post Office Horizon scandal an…

I am about to write a newsletter with all the gossip from the day, so if you want to read that, please do sign up with a small donation here:

www.postofficescandal.uk/donate/

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The Trials of Lee Castleton Lee and Lisa Castleton arrive at court this morning with David Phillips and behind him Lola Towle both from Lee’s legal firm, SMB Arcane legal argument aside it was a fairly straightforward d…

I have written up former Subpostmaster Lee Castleton OBE's first day back at the High Court after the Bates v Post Office litigation in 2019. I have also posted all the skeleton arguments and his originating claim.

www.postofficescandal.uk/post/the-tri...

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Police drew up false evidence after decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans Leaked files show West Midlands officers found retrospective ‘intelligence’ to justify barring football supporters

A shameful low: Police drew up false evidence after decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

www.thetimes.com/article/550f...

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PRIDE AND PREDATOR | Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts | Substack Podcast series; Julie Bindel investigates how the UK paedophile Stephen Ireland used Pride as a cover for his crimes. Click to read Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts, a Substack publication with ten...

One of the best (and shortest, busy friends) podcast series you will ever listen to. If you thought The Great Post Office Trial was picking at an open wound, give Pride and Predator a go. You can't give a safeguarding pass to any group, ever.

juliebindel.substack.com/s/pride-and-...

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What happened to execs who ruined lives during Post Office scandal Next year's final report from the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is expected to find failings of senior management, while a criminal police operation is gathering pace.

Here is the link to the online version: www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/ar...

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YOU Magazine cover from the Mail on Sunday highlighting the Post Office scandal - dated 28 December 2025 First pages of the Post Office story within YOU Magazine from the Mail on Sunday - dated 28 December 2025

Popped out to get a paper copy of the Mail on Sunday today - this is what the article looks like laid out on paper. Do get a paper copy if you want to read it like this, or see below for a link to the online piece!

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What happened to execs who ruined lives during Post Office scandal Next year's final report from the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is expected to find failings of senior management, while a criminal police operation is gathering pace.

Very pleased to have made the cover of today’s YOU Magazine with this story. It took about a month to put together.

www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/ar...

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I stumbled across Reduxx
Mag and subsequently became an avid reader.They are committed and superb.

Never take seriously anyone who claims trans women are women.

Never take seriously anyone talking about gender if they claim not to have read Reduxx.

Happy holidays!

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Mandy Clare: V for Victory Mandy Clare inside Chester Magistrates’ Court, where she was due to be on trial for assault On the day I speak to her, Mandy Clare should have been in court, standing trial for assault by bea…

A long read for the holidays...

genderblog.net/mandy-clare-...

@MandyClareTERF

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Thanks Jacob this is really useful. Have emailed you!

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No action taken against Post Office barrister who broke the rules Nick Vamos Some of the Subpostmasters who had their convictions quashed at the Court of Appeal in 2021 have been sent a letter notifying them that Nick Vamos, a barrister working for Peters and Pet…

Barrister acting for Post Office who broke the rules in the Criminal Appeals court will not be sanctioned. Nick Vamos, an employed barrister at Peters and Peters "was not authorised to conduct litigation".

More here: postofficescandal.uk/post/no-acti...

#PostOfficeScandal

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Cambridge students launch single-sex Society for Women “We’re now at a point where I no longer can see inaction as just inaction. I now see a lot of it as just cowardice, and I’m not interested in it anymore.” – Maeve Hall…

Saw this inspiring post on the blog of @nickwallis.bsky.social today. Three brave young students at Cambridge fight back at utterly pervasive and aggressive trans indoctrination. I wish them every possible success and hope other intimidated students find some hope.

genderblog.net/cambridge-st...

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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:

His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”

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I watched as Graham Linehan changed the way we police free speech The writer’s failed prosecution for harassment exposed trans activist tactics. Nick Wallis, who was in court, hopes it is a pivotal moment

I got the first interview with Graham Linehan after his conviction criminal damage.

www.thetimes.com/article/b914...

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