| 1961 | Analyst at Demerara Bauxite Company |
| 1963 | Emigrates to Britain, to join his family in Haringey, North London | 1963 – 65 | British Rail Clerk, Kings Cross Station |
| 1965 – 67 | Studies for A levels at Tottenham Technical College
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| 1967 – 69 | Studies Mining Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh |
| 1969 | Leaves University in protest at racial discrimination |
| 1969 – 78 | International Telephonist, General Post Office Union of Post Office Workers Shop steward and activist |
