Ian Parson - Writer
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| Born | May 27, 1965 Plymouth, Devon |
| Alma mater | Plymouth College of Art and Design |
| Occupation | English writer, historian and Left wing activist |
Ian Robert Parson (27 May 1965) is an English writer, historian and left wing activist. He has written extensively about East London history, punk rock and modern day youth culture.
Early Years
Born in Plymouth, Devon to a catholic mother and a protestant father.
His parents divorced in the early 1970’s. Consequently Parson lived at numerous different addresses while still at school. This constant moving stayed with him all his life.
He passed the 11 plus exam and attended St. Boniface Grammar School. (1976-81) This was the dying days of the Victorian school system. Capital punishment was still practiced and Parson was ‘strapped’ on numerous occasions. He later said, ‘Casual violence was endemic in England in the 70s. We thought it was normal’
Parson left home and school at 16. He flitted from job to dole and back again before attending Plymouth College of Art and Design (1987-89)
On graduating he went to Spain to go surfing. He was away from Britain for the next 15 years. His employment includes stints in timeshare, satellite television, painter, funeral director, with the parrots at Guinate Tropical Park, Lanzarote and as a horticulturist. He was a columnist for Buzz Pages magazine, a journalist for ‘Island Connections’ in the Canaries and contributes regularly to The Whitechapel Journal.
Personal Life
Parson has been married and divorced once. He married May-Britt in 1994 and the marriage lasted 14 years. They lived in Spain, Greece and Britain.
The marriage produced one son who was born in Spain. Parson has no other children.
Parson gave up alcohol in 2003. In his own words “Its better all round if I admit alcohol just doesn’t suit me”
He gave up tobacco in 2023.
These days he likes to write, drink coffee and walk.
Views
Parson has strong left leaning political views that stem back to his love of two-tone music and the Specials when he was at school. He firmly believes in multiculturalism and anti-fascism. He has attended many rallies including Occupy, Anonymous and Extinction Rebellion.
Bibliography
Novels
2013 - A Secret Step
2015 - The East End Beckons
2017 - The Grind
2019 - Make or Break in Marrakesh
2021 - The Killswitch
2024 - The Midnight Boat to France
Articles include
2017 - A Brief History of Plymouth
2018 - Steinie Morrison & the Siege of Sidney Street
2019 - Angel Alley, Whitechapel, East London’s most historic alleyway
2020 - Women in Plymouth
2023 - The Day I Met Keir Starmer
2024 - The Guilty Five of the Middle East
References
External links
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