Marvin Rees

Podcasts

Listen: The Debrief – Bristol is ditching its mayor, but what can it learn from Sheffield?

On 2 May 2024, Bristol will wave goodbye to its mayor and return to a committee system. Isaac Kneebone Hopkins chats with Priyanka Raval about what we can learn from Sheffield's experience of local government reform.

Priyanka Raval George Colwey
Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

Edition 28

Power, personalities and PR: why this year could see the end of a mayor for Bristol

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

WECA scraps its climate plan: ‘Not ambitious enough’

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Bristol councillor launches attack on the Labour group after quitting party

A Bristol councillor describes the Labour party as being “focused on power for power’s sake and beset with a culture of fear and bullying”

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

Bristol will be charging drivers to tackle air pollution, but other changes are on the way too

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards and Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Regional row: Mayor Marvin Rees accused of blocking West of England Combined Authority expansion

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Fight For Fair Air

Opinion: Bristol’s leadership is failing to stop the city choking

Marvin Rees’ announcement this week that there is a ‘timeline’ for producing a Clean Air Plan is too little, too late.

Seth Piper

City

This is the company set to profit from an arena in Filton

The infrastructure giant is one of the largest in southeast Asia.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

City

Marvin doesn’t want more ‘headlines’: Sacks cabinet members in spat

Marvin Rees’ decision to fire Tory and Green from cabinet leads to criticism of “poor leadership” and “inability to accept criticism”.

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson

City

Conflicting reports over why Tories didn’t meet core city leaders

There’s some confusion over why Tory ministers didn’t show up

Alec Saelens
Alec Saelens

Reports

Bristolians get ready for mass protest against austerity

Thousands of people are expected to show up at this Saturday’s protest

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

City

Mayor calls rally but questions on strategy remain

Mayor leads a coalition of core cities to wrest power from Westminster and challenge austerity

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram
Next ···