“The first time I realised I was fast was when I went to see my sister, who is five years older, run for the City of Cardiff. I was running alongside the race thinking, 'I'm beating the majority of these people - and I'm only three.'”

British Labour Party politician, barrister, lecturer and writer

George Colin Jackson was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, lecturer and writer. He is remembered for his work in public life and for his writing, alongside a career that combined law, teaching and politics. Jackson belonged to the Labour tradition and worked across several fields. His background as a barrister and lecturer suggests a life shaped by argument, instruction and public service, while his writing adds to the record of a figure active in political and intellectual life.