Huw James
@huwniverse.bsky.social
Policy at Business West // Bristol Museums Development Trustee // Linguistics & Law Grad // 📍 Bristol, UK // 🏳️🌈 (He / Him) https://linktr.ee/huwjames
✈️ South Gloucestershire’s strong sustained productivity performance, which is anchored in advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defence.
⬆️ Bristol’s considerable potential to contribute to regional economic growth through productivity improvements.
⬆️ Bristol’s considerable potential to contribute to regional economic growth through productivity improvements.
September 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
✈️ South Gloucestershire’s strong sustained productivity performance, which is anchored in advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defence.
⬆️ Bristol’s considerable potential to contribute to regional economic growth through productivity improvements.
⬆️ Bristol’s considerable potential to contribute to regional economic growth through productivity improvements.
Researchers at The Brunel Centre have published their first research insights on the Productivity Gap in the West of England.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
The report highlights:
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
The report highlights:
September 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Researchers at The Brunel Centre have published their first research insights on the Productivity Gap in the West of England.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
The report highlights:
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
The report highlights:
✈️ South Gloucestershire’s strong sustained productivity performance, which is anchored in advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defence.
⬆️ Bristol’s considerable potential to contribute to regional economic growth through productivity improvements.
⬆️ Bristol’s considerable potential to contribute to regional economic growth through productivity improvements.
September 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
✈️ South Gloucestershire’s strong sustained productivity performance, which is anchored in advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defence.
⬆️ Bristol’s considerable potential to contribute to regional economic growth through productivity improvements.
⬆️ Bristol’s considerable potential to contribute to regional economic growth through productivity improvements.
Researchers at The Brunel Centre have published their first research insights on the Productivity Gap in the West of England.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
The report highlights:
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
The report highlights:
September 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Researchers at The Brunel Centre have published their first research insights on the Productivity Gap in the West of England.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
The report highlights:
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
The report highlights:
Thank you to @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social for a great talk on LGBTQ History at Bristol MUSEUM & Art Gallery today preceded by a visit to Martin Parr’s exhibition and proceeded by a visit to the Gender Stories Exhibition. I had a lovely afternoon!
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August 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thank you to @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social for a great talk on LGBTQ History at Bristol MUSEUM & Art Gallery today preceded by a visit to Martin Parr’s exhibition and proceeded by a visit to the Gender Stories Exhibition. I had a lovely afternoon!
www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...
www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...
Great to see Galeon Andalucia on her way to Port in time for the Bristol Harbour Festival this weekend!
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July 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Great to see Galeon Andalucia on her way to Port in time for the Bristol Harbour Festival this weekend!
www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/wha...
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Absolutely gorgeous day in Clevedon today, loving the breezy dramatic coast (whilst still, crucially, being warm)
July 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Absolutely gorgeous day in Clevedon today, loving the breezy dramatic coast (whilst still, crucially, being warm)
No luck, but a lot learnt about crowdfunding campaigns on the way!
July 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
No luck, but a lot learnt about crowdfunding campaigns on the way!
Goodness me, £1.87 million
July 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Goodness me, £1.87 million
Great to hear the PM announce a new trade strategy at @britishchambers.bsky.social Global Annual Conference today.
Pleased Govt recognise how trade, lowering tariffs & removing trade barriers, will prime regions like the West of England as engines for economic growth.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Pleased Govt recognise how trade, lowering tariffs & removing trade barriers, will prime regions like the West of England as engines for economic growth.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
June 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Great to hear the PM announce a new trade strategy at @britishchambers.bsky.social Global Annual Conference today.
Pleased Govt recognise how trade, lowering tariffs & removing trade barriers, will prime regions like the West of England as engines for economic growth.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Pleased Govt recognise how trade, lowering tariffs & removing trade barriers, will prime regions like the West of England as engines for economic growth.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I’ve just chipped in to Bristol Museums’ fund to acquire Turner’s Rising Squall.
The city has one week to crowdfund £100,000 to help secure a lost masterpiece by one of Britain’s greatest artists and bring it home where it belongs! 🌊
#BringTurnerHome
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...
The city has one week to crowdfund £100,000 to help secure a lost masterpiece by one of Britain’s greatest artists and bring it home where it belongs! 🌊
#BringTurnerHome
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...
June 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I’ve just chipped in to Bristol Museums’ fund to acquire Turner’s Rising Squall.
The city has one week to crowdfund £100,000 to help secure a lost masterpiece by one of Britain’s greatest artists and bring it home where it belongs! 🌊
#BringTurnerHome
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...
The city has one week to crowdfund £100,000 to help secure a lost masterpiece by one of Britain’s greatest artists and bring it home where it belongs! 🌊
#BringTurnerHome
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...
🌆 From civil contingency measures to planning for a post-war renewal, I thought looking back at the archives provided some great learning into how businesses can lead in times of hardship.
Thanks to BJC, Business West, and British Chamber of Commerce for helping share these stories.
Thanks to BJC, Business West, and British Chamber of Commerce for helping share these stories.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🌆 From civil contingency measures to planning for a post-war renewal, I thought looking back at the archives provided some great learning into how businesses can lead in times of hardship.
Thanks to BJC, Business West, and British Chamber of Commerce for helping share these stories.
Thanks to BJC, Business West, and British Chamber of Commerce for helping share these stories.
Here's a timeline that I produced from my findings in the Archives, looking through Newpaper Archives, reading John Penny's Bristol at War and Helen Reid's Bristol Under Siege, Chatting to Kathryn Davies from Visit West and Duncan McKellar from Bristol Blitz Tour. Grateful to Bristol Archives.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here's a timeline that I produced from my findings in the Archives, looking through Newpaper Archives, reading John Penny's Bristol at War and Helen Reid's Bristol Under Siege, Chatting to Kathryn Davies from Visit West and Duncan McKellar from Bristol Blitz Tour. Grateful to Bristol Archives.
Aprox 1/3 of men served in the armed forces by 1944, with conscription for all British men between the ages of 18 - 41. Many others serving in the Territorial Army, and with many women filling roles in industries, in voluntary organisations such as the red cross, and military & intelligence roles.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Aprox 1/3 of men served in the armed forces by 1944, with conscription for all British men between the ages of 18 - 41. Many others serving in the Territorial Army, and with many women filling roles in industries, in voluntary organisations such as the red cross, and military & intelligence roles.
✊ Immediately after VE Day, the Chamber began establishing Bristol Junior Chamber for younger generations of proffesionals. They noted the role of young demobilised servicemen as “the venturers of the future.” Hope returned with peace. #Victory80
Read: bristoljuniorchamber.co.uk/bjc-commemor...
Read: bristoljuniorchamber.co.uk/bjc-commemor...
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
✊ Immediately after VE Day, the Chamber began establishing Bristol Junior Chamber for younger generations of proffesionals. They noted the role of young demobilised servicemen as “the venturers of the future.” Hope returned with peace. #Victory80
Read: bristoljuniorchamber.co.uk/bjc-commemor...
Read: bristoljuniorchamber.co.uk/bjc-commemor...
🤦♀️ The Chamber supported women in the war effort but hesitated on equal pay. It backed the 1944 Equal Pay Commission—however in the end the Chamber conveyed to government that it believed implementation could harm “national wellbeing.”… Col Whitwill's own daughter served at Bletchley during the War.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🤦♀️ The Chamber supported women in the war effort but hesitated on equal pay. It backed the 1944 Equal Pay Commission—however in the end the Chamber conveyed to government that it believed implementation could harm “national wellbeing.”… Col Whitwill's own daughter served at Bletchley during the War.
✈️ The Chamber's post-War vision was of an ‘airminded’ Bristol: they called for a new regional airport, hotels to host global conferences, and local SMEs engaging in international trade. Bristol’s future would be in flight - with a thriving aerospace and export economy.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
✈️ The Chamber's post-War vision was of an ‘airminded’ Bristol: they called for a new regional airport, hotels to host global conferences, and local SMEs engaging in international trade. Bristol’s future would be in flight - with a thriving aerospace and export economy.
🧑🏫 The Chamber invited thinkers like Hayek & Schumacher to speak in Bristol on employment, inflation and the free market. Export revival, full employment, and productivity were seen as the keys to peace and rebuilding Bristol. The Bevridge Report was hugely influential on discussions.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🧑🏫 The Chamber invited thinkers like Hayek & Schumacher to speak in Bristol on employment, inflation and the free market. Export revival, full employment, and productivity were seen as the keys to peace and rebuilding Bristol. The Bevridge Report was hugely influential on discussions.
🧠 By 1942, eyes were on the future. Chamber President Col. Mark Whitwill set up subcommittees on post-war trade, housing, and employment: “Businessmen appreciate the significance of post-war planning,”. Col. Whitwill was the longest serving BCC Pres, serving for the entire duration of the war.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🧠 By 1942, eyes were on the future. Chamber President Col. Mark Whitwill set up subcommittees on post-war trade, housing, and employment: “Businessmen appreciate the significance of post-war planning,”. Col. Whitwill was the longest serving BCC Pres, serving for the entire duration of the war.
🛠️ Bristol’s industry pivoted towards the war effort – mobilising for victory. Paper, Sweet, and Tobacco factories adapted to produce munitions. Ports transformed the way they cleared cargo. Companies found new wartime roles—from shelters to aerospace.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🛠️ Bristol’s industry pivoted towards the war effort – mobilising for victory. Paper, Sweet, and Tobacco factories adapted to produce munitions. Ports transformed the way they cleared cargo. Companies found new wartime roles—from shelters to aerospace.
📢 The Chamber became a vital advocate for business. It voiced industry concerns around war taxation, the status of temporary and mobilised workers, air raid compensation, and business continuity. The Chamber was careful to lobby through private channels with the Govt during war locally & nationally.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📢 The Chamber became a vital advocate for business. It voiced industry concerns around war taxation, the status of temporary and mobilised workers, air raid compensation, and business continuity. The Chamber was careful to lobby through private channels with the Govt during war locally & nationally.
📲 The Chamber helped decode government orders for its members struggling to keep up. This new heightened advice & support function of a Chamber saw it increase its business engagement and gave it a strong membership offer for the needs of its members firms going through a crisis.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📲 The Chamber helped decode government orders for its members struggling to keep up. This new heightened advice & support function of a Chamber saw it increase its business engagement and gave it a strong membership offer for the needs of its members firms going through a crisis.
💣 The Blitz devastated Bristol. The Chamber of Commerce's own offices were bombed in January 1941. 1,299 people were killed, with 1,303 seriously injured, with large amounts of the old city destroyed or in flames. Businesses carried on— Bristol bus services continued to serve workers during attacks.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
💣 The Blitz devastated Bristol. The Chamber of Commerce's own offices were bombed in January 1941. 1,299 people were killed, with 1,303 seriously injured, with large amounts of the old city destroyed or in flames. Businesses carried on— Bristol bus services continued to serve workers during attacks.
🚨 During air raid sirens preparations, we can see that some firms resisted stopping work and responding to drill. Before the Blitz began, the Chamber had to convince businesses to take safety through blackout measures and air raid precaution seriously. #BristolBlitz
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚨 During air raid sirens preparations, we can see that some firms resisted stopping work and responding to drill. Before the Blitz began, the Chamber had to convince businesses to take safety through blackout measures and air raid precaution seriously. #BristolBlitz
❓ As war broke out, businesses faced the chaos of war. “A complete revolution of process has taken place in most industries,” the Chamber noted – with Emergency Orders being rolled out at a rapid pace, many businesses slowed, others non-essential businesses stopped entirely.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
❓ As war broke out, businesses faced the chaos of war. “A complete revolution of process has taken place in most industries,” the Chamber noted – with Emergency Orders being rolled out at a rapid pace, many businesses slowed, others non-essential businesses stopped entirely.