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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 1d

A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles.

–Luke 6:43-44

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Farage insists ex-Reform UK Wales leader convicted of bribery is ‘bad apple’

Farage said he was shocked by Nathan Gill’s admissions relating to pro-Russia statements

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 2d

So says a man whose entire world view is based on what he learned at a private school in an era in which the Empire was still interpreted as a purely virtuous project

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Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 2d

Cathy is proving one of the great allies of those who have faced denials for years of the abuse they suffered as children within some of the country's most elite institutions

Cathy Newman @cathynewman.bsky.social · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: C4News reveals shocking allegations author of The Penguin Lessons - best-selling memoir turned into a hit film starring Steve Coogan - abused boys at a school in Dorset in the 1970s. The author, Tom Michell (known in his teaching days as Mike Thompson) strenuously denies the allegations

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 2d

"What makes this ‘Stillwater Sound’ so timely is how it questions what makes America great. After all, it's a notoriously indistinct concept. What makes anywhere great? Its government? Its people? Its environment?"

My latest, on Other Lives, for @thequietus.com.
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Stillwater Runs Deep: Other Lives on Re-Enchanting the American Dream | The Quietus

Jesse Tabish speaks to Wyndham Wallace about how Other Lives' cosmic vision wants to make the American Dream great again.

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 10d

I recently had the pleasure of talking to The Jesus & Mary Chain's Jim Reid for Classic Pop head of the band's headline slot at November's fine Shiiine On festival.

"We really thought at the end of 1985 we’d be playing Psychocandy at Wembley Stadium!"

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The Jesus And Mary Chain Interview

Jim Reid joins Classic Pop to look back at The Jesus And Mary Chain’s legacy and reveals the positive message behind the band

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 17d

At least The Tories are now admitting it was them that took it in the first place.

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 23d

Yay!! Let’s all think even less!! Thanks, Zalando!

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 24d

Profound gratitude to the British government for showing their commitment to all victims of sexual abuse by firing Epstein's close friend, Peter Mandelson, then days later extending unprecedented honours to Epstein's close friend, Donald Trump.
Kids, we've just been fucked again.

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 25d

So there it is, in black and white: the government will not confirm that association with a paedophile would prevent their being hired. We've come nowhere since the 1970s. Sexual abuse of kids is fine if it's done by someone who could 'help' the country.

The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 26d

Danny Kruger is an evangelical Christian. That means he's a hypocrite.

The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · 28d

We appear to be entering Archduke Franz Ferdinand territory, though I rather doubt any of these people know who Archduke Franz Ferdinand was.
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Widow of Charlie Kirk says her ‘cries will echo around the world like a battle cry’

In statement Friday, Erika Kirk says ‘evildoers responsible for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done’

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 11

Boris Johnson needs to understand that you don’t get to call Charlie Kirk’s views “common sense” just because he’s not here to refute that.

The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 11

It's very much starting to look like Keir Starmer invited the wrong grown-ups into the room...
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Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson over Jeffrey Epstein ties

Foreign Office says extent of US ambassador’s friendship with disgraced financier not disclosed when he was appointed

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 10

I’d heartily encourage all parents to read this guide, put together by Seen and Heard – currently doing invaluable work to support those who didn’t thrive at such institutions - so they can make a genuinely informed choice about what’s truly best for their child.
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Is Boarding School Right for My Child? Chris Braitch, Seen & Heard Co-Founder + Contributors - Seen & Heard Should You Send Your Child to Boarding School? A Thoughtful Guide

Deciding if boarding school is right for your child? This heartfelt, expert-backed guide explores academic benefits, emotional wellbeing, safeguarding, and family connection

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 10

The discovery that Trump- and Vance-loving, Sadiq Khan-hating, flag-waving handler of stolen goods and working class hero Thomas ‘Bosh’ Skinner in fact attended an expensive private school couldn’t have come as any less of a surprise to this product of a similar education.

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 10

OMfuckingG
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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 10

I've just heard Liam Gallagher's son's band Villanelle, and I'm delighted to discover that, with each new generation, the derivative nature of the art grows by a factor in accordance with the increased length and width of the Gallagher child's eyebrows.

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VILLANELLE - Hinge (Official Visualiser)

YouTube video by Villanelle

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 10

Weleda promises a “complete clarification” of its history, but my advice is never to trust an organisation that only tries to get ahead of a story after it's had 80 years to explain itself. Inevitably, I'm reminded a lot of Britain's boarding schools too.

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Weleda allegedly supplied cream used on prisoners in Dachau by SS doctor

Study claims Swiss firm provided Nazi concentration camp with anti-frostbite product used in deadly tests in early 1940s

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 5

And so the media - selectively - claims another scalp. I'm not saying she shouldn't have resigned, but God forbid any mainstream journalist put anyone who leans right to the same scrutiny as Rayner's faced since she dared enter the musty world of British politics.

The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nadine Dorries joining Reform
=
Blaze Bayley joining Iron Maiden.

You're welcome.

The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 5

What's good for the goose is good for the gander

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you've not understood yet that they don't care about
- sovereignty
- free speech
- child abuse
- fishermen
- the economy
- farmers
- the NHS
- Gaza
- Ukraine
- affordable bills
- a living wage

And that they only care about
- themselves

Then it's time to put down the meth.

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 2

There's a system here, the same that's allowed private schools to hold children responsible for being disruptive when they were in fact being sexually assaulted. The UK's been brainwashed to believe the rich when they're the culprits. @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social
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Blame migrants, or blame the rich? That’s the populist divide in Britain’s politics now | Gaby Hinsliff

Taxing the ultra-rich may be a vote winner, but it’s just as important to shift the conversation away from Reform’s immigration doom loop, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 2

I've been saying this for so long my head is hurting, but I'm confident that anyone who can get to the truth will find a worse history of sexual abuse in Britain's boarding schools than they will among immigrants, and it's high time the media investigated.
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Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’

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The Tories Made Me German @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social · Sep 1

A lie of this level should be enough to disqualify people from any job, especially in the UK, where it can lead to criminal prosecution under the Fraud Act 2006. But will it? Will it fuck! This is the Tories, this is the UK, this is 2025, and dishonesty is a mainstream strategy.

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · Aug 31

Doubts cast on Kemi Badenoch’s claim of US medical school offer

Stanford University ex-staff and experts raise questions over Tory leader’s claim of place and partial scholarship offered at 16, saying it is an impossible scenario

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Doubts cast on Kemi Badenoch’s claim of US medical school offer

Stanford University staff and academic experts raise questions over Tory leader’s claim of place and partial scholarship offered at 16

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