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John Healey (born 13 February 1960) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Defence since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, formerly Wentworth and Wentworth and Dearne respectively, since 1997.
John Healy (born 1943) is an Irish writer and former tournament chess player. Early life and personal life. He was born in London in 1943 [1] to Irish immigrant parents in London's Kentish Town. Leaving school at the age of 14, he spent his formative years in the army, where he had a successful boxing career.
Mar 7, 2013 · The John Healy Story: From Homeless Wino, to Author, to Chess Genius. He fought other homeless winos in the street, then won book awards, then played tournament chess. DW. by Dan Wilkinson. March...
May 25, 2012 · Austin Collings chats with author, chess master, ex-prisoner and former boxing champion John Healy, the subject of new documentary Barbaric Genius, which opens this weekend. Chess photograph by Glyn Roberts
Jan 1, 1988 · John Healy’s gripping and visceral memoir of his life as a street alcoholic in London in the 1960s pulls no punches and immerses the reader in the filth, degradation, violence and crime of a down and out subculture that few of us can begin to imagine.
Jul 31, 2008 · John Healy's The Grass Arena describes with unflinching honesty his experiences of addiction, his escape through learning to play chess in prison, and his ongoing search for peace of mind. This Penguin Classics edition includes an afterword by Colin MacCabe.
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Apr 11, 2024 · Cathy Healy (right) pins a third star on the shoulder of her husband, Lt. Gen. John Healy (left), during his promotion ceremony Wednesday morning. Shortly after, he would become commander of the Air Force Reserve Command.
2 days ago · Within 48 hours of being appointed, new Labour Defence Secretary John Healey has travelled to Odesa and pledged new military supplies to Ukraine. He has also indicated he will expedite previously ...
2 days ago · General Election 2024, Keir Starmer, Labour Party, Johnny Mercer, British Army, John Healey. 8. John Healey, the new Defence Secretary, will be expected to represent veterans Credit: Nina ...
John Healy's The Grass Arena describes with unflinching honesty his experiences of addiction, his escape through learning to play chess in prison, and his ongoing search for peace of mind.
