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This is not a lava lamp

I am a teacher in the UK. I run a union helpline for stressed teachers in West Sussex.

I was at Furzedown College of Education until 1979 and took a Masters Degree in Media in Education at the Institute of Education which completed in 2000.

My studies at the Institute of Education were interrupted by a coronary thrombosis described by the cardiologist as a "massive heart attack". As you can imagine I did not share his enthusiasm. Subsequent tests revealed that I was likely to die in the same way as Dr Zhivago. I have carefully avoided chasing strange women in the street ever since.

In the last few years I have been writing reviews for The Socialist and Socialism Today. They are collected here

My date of birth is 26 12 1951 and you can work out the rest for yourself.