“To avoid false starts you need to work on your discipline and wait for your triggers. And if you start doing false starts you're putting yourself under pressure, and that's the last thing you need. You've got six or seven other guys up against you, so you don't need to give yourself extra things to worry about.”

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.