The Tenpenny Files with Mike Fairclough

Mike Fairclough and John Mappin are not speaking in theory. They are speaking from experience after stepping outside lines that cost people their careers, their reputations, and in some cases their families. You watched it happen, but do you know what was truly at stake.

Doctors were stripped of their licenses. Professionals were pushed out of their careers. People were publicly labeled, discredited, and cut off from everything they built. Some lost friends. Some lost family. Some never recovered. You saw it unfold in real time. The only question is what you would have done if it had been you.

Mike Fairclough did not have the luxury of watching from the outside.

He was a sitting headmaster when he spoke publicly against policies that most people in his position would not touch. The consequences reached directly into his role, his credibility, and his future inside the system he had spent decades building.

This conversation shows how that pressure actually works once you are inside it. It is not just disagreement. It moves through reputation, institutions, and public narrative in ways that follow you long after a single statement is made. One label can redefine how you are seen. One moment can change how people respond to you overnight. People around you begin to adjust their behavior as they watch what happens to someone who refuses to stay in line.

That is where most people break.

The book is built around John Mappin, a businessman who operated at a level most people never reach. He had access to influential figures, proximity to power, and a position that allowed him to move freely within those circles. He was expected to stay aligned. He chose not to.

That decision shows this does not stop at the level of everyday professionals. The same pressure exists at the highest levels. The difference is how much is at stake and how far the consequences reach. When someone in that position steps out of line, it affects their reputation, their access, and their influence in ways most people will never see directly.

This conversation exposes what happens behind the scenes when someone refuses to follow the narrative. It brings forward what is said about them, what is taken from them, and what others quietly internalize from watching it happen before deciding to stay silent out of fear of the same outcome.

You have probably watched this happen these past few years but now you will understand the mechanism of how you stand strong, or cave. See how easily this can reach into your own life, especially if your work, your reputation, or your relationships depend on staying within certain boundaries. You will also see how and why truth becomes something people measure against risk instead of principle.

This is already happening around you. Listen before you find yourself in the same position without knowing what it will cost you.

Meet our Guest:

Mike Fairclough is an internationally acclaimed educator with thirty years’ experience, including nineteen years as a headmaster. He is known for pushing beyond traditional education models and focusing on resilience, character, and real-world preparedness.

He became the only serving headteacher in the United Kingdom to publicly question the Covid vaccine rollout to children while still in position, placing his career and reputation at risk.

He is the author of six books including Cancel THIS, and works as a ghostwriter and editor for high-level authors, CEOs, and thought leaders.

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