Educational and Professional Background
Flynn was educated at St. Illtyd's College, a Roman Catholic school in Cardiff, and at the University College, Cardiff. On leaving education in 1955 he worked as a chemist in the steel industry, where he remained until 1983.
After a year as a broadcaster on Gwent Community Radio, he became a researcher for the Member of the European Parliament Llew Smith in 1984 and remained as such until his election to Westminster.
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