Debut non-fiction book 'In Search of Tito's Punks' published by Intellect (in the UK) and University of Chicago Press (US/NA) June 2023. **Croatian translation published September 13, 2024 by Rockmark, Zagreb (HR).** Currently at first draft stage of second non-fiction book looking at 'Crime, Superstition and Medicine on the fringes of the Scottish Enlightenment' (co-authored with Dr. Craig French). Long-form journal articles, speechwriting etc. Research and historical consultancy."Engaging, thoughtful, and shot through with a certain melancholy, much too sharp to be dismissed as mere nostalgia, for a time and place seeming lost forever. *In Search of Tito’s Punks* is one of the more interesting and original rock books to come along in some time."

'In Search of Tito's Punks' published by Intellect (UK) and University of Chicago Press (NA) June 2023. Ex Yu translation to be published summer 2024."Barry Phillips has published a beautifully written book, In Search of Tito’s Punks, about the history of punk in Yugoslavia. It’s available from ... and I can’t recommend it enough!" Attila The Stockbroker"Barry is a talented, descriptive, writer and, as a result, I found myself as interested in the surroundings and people he described on his journeys as I was in him getting under the skin of the punk scene – the thread that joined it all up." Nathan Brown, LouderthanwarPROLOGUEThe Play-On Track: Teenage Kicks“I have a friend . . . from Sarajevo . . . who now lives in Zagreb . . . He was a kid, a teenager in Sarajevo, and he bought the second LP of Obojeni Program just before the War started. And he lived in Dobrinja, which was a heavily contested area. He was living on the front-line, in these high-rise blocks, on the front-line. So they spent days without electricity. "So what he did was, he put his headphones on, and he would play the Obojeni Program LP by spinning it with his finger on the turntable. And at a certain moment he would get to the 33⅓ rpms — to the right speed. He had mastered the technique quickly and so he would manually power his turntable hitting the 33⅓ rpm mark without a problem during the rest of the war. "And he would spin that Obojeni Program record often . . . he’s still got the album at home in Zagreb. On the label, you can still see the mark where his finger was. He would put the finger on the same spot, and he would spin it around.”Amsterdam, Dec 2017

Researching and writing on effective and innovative use of new technologies in education - individual, class, school, city, district, national and international solutions/approaches. Writing long-form journal articles, drafting research reports, policy advice to Governments, the EU, NGOs, Local Authorities and tech industry. Working in close collaboration with academics and practitioners from numerous countries - often within long-term EU partnership arrangements. Assignments outside of the UK include Spain, Greece, China, Australia, Portugal, France, Belgium.Numerous reports easily searchable e.g.

Speech writing, written and verbal briefings, policy advice for Secretaries of State, Ministers and Senior Civil Servants regarding technology in education. Speech writing for Secretaries of State, Ministers and Senior Civil Servants. Representing UK Govt at national and international events, and on national working groups, welcoming international delegations of politicians, industry and academics, drafting publicity and press releases, dealing with press.Seconded to Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire e-Learning from 2004-2009 to develop, deliver and manage e-learning strategy for the city and the region.

1. Case Worker: Assessing, case-working UK Government Work Permits for Entertainers and Sports People to enter the UK to work. Liaising with Embassies, Consulates, Immigration Ports of Entry, Lawyers, Agents, Promoters and Employers in preparing helping process (often to explain) work permit applications for (often high-profiles) artists in the fields of music, cinema, TV and also sports people (most notably Premier League footballers).2. Team Leader: Assessing applications case-worked by team members and recommending approvals or refusals. Liaising with the sponsors with regards approval dates and collections if necessary - explaining reasons for refusal where appropriate. Team leadership and management responsibilities (individual time management, morale, personal development goals etc). Dealing with enquiries from politicians.3. Case Worker: As above (1) but for all applicants from 'Special Nationalities' (Libya, North Korea, ex Soviet, Iraq, Iran etc). Additional duties included liaising with UK Security Services (North Korea 'desk' etc).4. Team Leader: As above (2) but with additional duties regarding liaising with the Security Services.

Songwriting, recording, gigs, penury.