Original sentence: Leaving school with minimal qualifications in 1977, Wells worked in a factory and as a bus conductor while becoming involved with punk rock, including the radical socialist Leeds art-punk band The Mekons
Edited sentence: It was at this time that he became involved with punk rock, including the radical socialist Leeds art-punk band The Mekons.The son of a company director, he attended public school , but left with minimal qualifications in 1977 and later worked in a factory and as a bus conductor