Yesterday morning at No.20 Berkeley Square, We the pleasure of spending time alongside Kerrie Hunt (Thrings) discussing the Employment Rights Act (ERA) with our members and guests — and it sparked exactly the kind of high-quality, practical conversation we love to see in the room.

Bristol is one of those UK cities where the numbers and the lived experience finally agree: it’s a place with genuine momentum. Not hype—momentum. A strong base of knowledge-led employers, a deep engineering heritage, an expanding tech ecosystem, and a city identity that attracts talent and keeps it. For businesses looking for their next growth market, Bristol is an unusually attractive mix of opportunity, decision density, and relationship-driven commerce . It’s also a city