Phil Hamlyn Williams
@philwriter.bsky.social
My third career is as an historian currently exploring the story of British manufacturing and its impact on our society. https://britishmanufacturinghistory.uk/ I had previously written on army supply in War on Wheels, Ordnance and Dunkirk to D Day.
The home of the free? Shame on you America.
December 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The home of the free? Shame on you America.
William Keegan double underlines the argument observer.co.uk/news/busines...
‘Reset’ with the EU looks more like ‘upset’ as Brexit damage mounts | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
William Keegan double underlines the argument observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Looking at the recent history of #ukmfg i have been struck by one recurring feature. The City of London is obsessed by the short term. Far too many great British companies have been sold by chairmen seeking a quick return for institutional shareholders. britishmanufacturinghistory.uk/2024/03/06/s...
Sales of British manufacturers to foreign purchasers.
In Vehicles to Vaccines I tell the story of how Britain went from exporting more vehicles than any other country in 1951 to having now a pharmaceutical industry that is up there with other world le…
britishmanufacturinghistory.uk
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Looking at the recent history of #ukmfg i have been struck by one recurring feature. The City of London is obsessed by the short term. Far too many great British companies have been sold by chairmen seeking a quick return for institutional shareholders. britishmanufacturinghistory.uk/2024/03/06/s...
Wonderful news
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Wonderful news
LibDems must be the right place for midterm protest votes; if you vote Reform you risk getting a Reform run council ie chaos
October 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
LibDems must be the right place for midterm protest votes; if you vote Reform you risk getting a Reform run council ie chaos
Of course people are fed up and angry; they have every reason to be. But someone had to lance the boil and that is both painful and messy, but it leads to recovery.
October 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Of course people are fed up and angry; they have every reason to be. But someone had to lance the boil and that is both painful and messy, but it leads to recovery.