Jim O'Sullivan
@JimOSull_Writer
Author of The Steam Catcher, published by Rymour Books. "For Tom Casey, there isn't a right or a wrong side, just the side he lands on."
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Talking to two friends whose father's are feature in my new book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War" published by @HurstPublishers. Quentin, whose father Georges Kopp was George Orwell's commander in Spain; and Liz. whose Slovak father Jan Geza fought in the International…
If you are in the #Medway area today, do pop along to the @REMuseum and pick up one of the last signed hardback copies of #ChurchillsSpaniards.....
Very productive day @GlosHeritageHub researching life in 1930’s Gloucester for my 3rd novel. Came across the 1936 New Year’s Day derby between the Robins and Gloucester City. 2-2 draw. No doubt we’re robbed! UTR!! @JonPalmerSport @ctfc_hEaLeR @MarkHalliwell1 @CTFCofficial
FREE TALK! This Friday I will be at St Cuthbert's Church in #Billingham. Registration details in the QR code. Thanks to Tony Fox & North East Volunteers for Liberty! Book for sale & exhibition! #ContinuingtheFight #EspañolesContraElNazismo #SpanishCivilWar #WW2
Five years after starting it, my new book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War" is published today by @HurstPublishers (5 Dec in the US). Available in bookshops and whereever you get your books online. hurstpublishers.com/book/travels-t… Announcing a Zoom presentation soon Many thanks!
Photo report by Robert Capa on Republican prisoners at French Argeles camp, March 1939 "Miguel Largo is a Catalan peasant. He thought once to have passed his life peacefully on the strip of land his family have cultivated for generations. Now he's living in a hole in the sand."
FREE EVENT A reminder that, with the paperback of #ChurchillsSpaniards now out, I will be giving a talk at & signing books at the @CentralHallMCR on Sat 22 Nov. Reserve a seat by emailing [email protected] Full details in the poster below. See you there!#ContinuingtheFight
‘Immigration: the Danish Way’ is on @BBCRadio4 today at 1.30pm right after The World This Weekend - or find it on BBC Sounds
The documentary is on @BBCRadio4 on Sunday at 1.30 and you can find it on BBC Sounds
I went to Copenhagen to see how a centre left-led government implements tough immigration rules. Turns out Shabana Mahmood sent senior Home Office officials there to do the same thing. You can find out more in my documentary Immigration: the Danish Way bbc.com/news/articles/…
Save the date to hear book author Sean Scullion in Manchester, talking about Spanish fighters who fought with British forces against fascism in the Second World War.@IBMT_SCW @IBGtrManchester
It’s suggested that the living wage could go up to £12.70 next year. But of every extra £ paid by an employer in 2026, over 90% could go to the Treasury. Why isn’t it going to the low paid worker? See benefitsinthefuture.com/who-actually-g…
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Who actually gains from minimum wage increases? Some pre-budget comments – Benefits in the Future
The real winner from a National Living Wage increase is the Treasury which can take over 90% of the extra paid. The biggest losers are employers. I have written, for several years, in my blog about...
The lady at the charity shop today told me that she wishes people would clear out their children's old toys in the lead up to Christmas rather than after because she always sees a number of parents in the days before Christmas looking for toys for their little ones who might be…
I understand the sentiment here but I think it’s not as simple as this. ‘Taxing the rich’ sounds straight forward but if it was that easy it would have been done before. There are risks to any approach and therefore caution is advised. For a long time now I’ve felt there has…
Zack Polanski, "It's a tax on assets of 1% on £10m+ or 2% on £1 billion+" "The most obvious win here is to bring Capital Gains Tax in line with Income Tax" "The reason why that's important is right now we tax earned income more than we tax unearned wealth" "If you're a…
This article by @ChrisGiles_ ’ in the Financial Times today is one of the most important pieces written about the welfare system in a long time. It cuts through the rhetoric and tells it how it is: the UK’s welfare spending hasn’t spiralled out of control. In fact, it’s been…
Nine million adults in England struggle to read, write or do basic maths - and this means they'll be less likely to find work. 5 News has been exploring how not being able to read or write affects your job chances and the wider economy. @KNashTV has been to meet two people who…
Armand Duplantis soars to third world title and 14th world record - BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport/athletic…
Tomorrow I will be Walking the Western Front along with a team of 40 from @WeAreInstaGroup and New Dawn Pubs in aid of @HelpforHeroes and @FinleysTouch This video from @almurray gives a brief insight to what we are doing. Please support us at lnkd.in/eGjftSYV
How’s this for a sporting gesture… 🇰🇷 🇺🇸 🥇 🥊
In 1988, I was robbed of the gold medal in what became one of the biggest controversies in boxing history. By the grace of God, a couple of years ago, the man who won that medal made the trip from South Korea to my home to return it to me, feeling it was rightfully mine.
"...superbly researched book" The paperback of #ChurchillsSpaniards is out this next week. Order yours here👇🏽 helion.co.uk/military-histo… #ContinuingtheFight
So thrilled to be chatting to Mary Anne Hobbs for the launch of my book @foylesforbooks in London on September 2nd. Come and see us! eventbrite.co.uk/e/elizabeth-al…
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