59: Welsh Political Icons - Geraint Morgan

Published: March 23, 2021, 7 a.m.

The relatively obscure and relatively quiet Geraint Morgan served as Denbighshire's MP for almost a quarter of a century. His career never shone but did shine a light on the craft of political survival. "Morgan was also a Welshman to his core, helping to further bust the myth... that you can’t be both Welsh and a Conservative," argues the historian Sam Blaxland in this intelligent appraisal of a very different sort of politician.