Jonathan Morgan was one of the original 60 AMs elected in 1999. Having been a prominent Shadow Minister for Health, Chair of both the Public Accounts Committee and the Health Committee he left the Assembly in 2011. Jonathan now works in the independent mental health sector, runs Insight Wales Consulting and is an editor of WalesHome.

Bills and whistles

Assembly Members are ready to begin using full powers in passing legislation, but the same cannot be said of those outside the institution who have an interest in influencing law making

Leading the way in autism research, policy and practice

In many respects Wales is leading not just the rest of the UK but the world in terms of autism services and research

The producer said to me…

Jonathan Morgan leaves politics behind and looks to a new career, albeit only for a day…

Nick Ramsay: the better choice

Former Assembly Member Jonathan Morgan explains why he’s agreed to be Nick Ramsay’s campaign manager

Trust people to manage their affairs

On the day that the Welsh Conservatives launch their Assembly manifesto pledges, the party’s local government spokesperson explains what real localism should mean in Wales

Time to change the narrative in Wales

Don’t believe the hype: Labour is taking contradictory positions on public finances and it’s time for the Conservatives in Wales to set the record straight

Whatever happened to the idea of making every school a great school?

School reorganisation in Cardiff isn’t just about Welsh medium provision in Cardiff West: there’s a much bigger picture here and one in which the Council must listen and the Assembly Government respect

An unhealthy way to spend money

The biggest ailment facing NHS Wales is that the money it receives is not being spent effectively: the use of public money must contribute clearly to better outcomes for patients

Time for a healthy debate on ageing

The ageing population is not a time bomb. It is a reality which needs to be planned for in a holistic way. And we need to start planning for it now

We can tackle social justice better than Labour

The left believes that only it can deliver social justice. So what would the Conservatives do with a scheme like Communities First?

Conservative – but without the small ‘c’

The Welsh Conservatives need to keep modernising. While attitudes are slowly changing, there are still antediluvian tendencies within elements of the party. But changes are needed in the way the party operates – especially in the way it selects and supports candidates

Live it like you mean it

A confidently Welsh Conservative Party should be the partner of David Cameron, not his parrot argues Jonathan Morgan in the first WalesHome Essay