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I've had several short term really crappy jobs and two that are on a par with wanting to be an astronaut and getting my own rocket. For twenty odd years I was a member of the pop band Chumbawamba, wasn't much of a musician but loved it. Am still in that gang but not as a band member.For the last couple of years I've been writing scripts and unbelievably managing to make a living. Somehow I have ended up writing for stage, TV and radio. I write about the struggle to be human in difficult conditions, I am aware that sounds posey but I can't be arsed to pretend to be ironic. I have found co-conspirators in the writing and theatre world and consider myself lucky.Last year I worked with Jimmy McGovern on the second series of The Street, which was probably the best apprenticeship in TV I could have had.Where's Vietnam? (which Harry ex Chumbawamba provided the music for) has just been on at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. It was written to commemorate Red Ladder's 40 anniversary.I've also written another play for WYP, The Power, that tells the story of the Lancashire Witches and I worked on Casualty at the back end of last year.I'm currently working on The Hook, a drama series set in the world of boxing for Granada.