[1] He was educated at the Mountain Ash Grammar School and the University of Wales, Swansea, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in political theory and government.

George contested Southport at the 1970 general election but was defeated by the sitting Conservative MP, Ian Percival, coming third in the poll.

[1] In 2002, he was elected president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and was re-elected in 2003.

In May 2011, George was awarded the Medal of Honour by the president of Georgia for his considerable contribution to the democratisation of that country.

On 24 February 2020, George died due to complications of Alzheimer's disease in London, at the age of 77.