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Articles by Marvin Rees

Retrograde step away from cities

By Marvin Rees | 27 November 2023

Marvin Rees laments the lack of support for cities in the Autumn Statement.

Cities must be seen as an asset to be creatively invested in

By Mayor Marvin Rees | 03 October 2023

At the heart of the UK Urban Futures Commission report is a belief in the power and potential of ...

'You want to build houses. Let's do a deal'

By Marvin Rees | 31 July 2023

Building homes in our cities is too complex a problem to be left to the national state alone, say...

We need to remember that the local is also often the global

By Marvin Rees | 05 June 2023

For the first time global national leaders explicitly mentioned the role of cities and of city go...

People need help right now

By Marvin Rees | 01 March 2023

Bristol’s culture of collaboration fostered through its One City approach has enabled the city to...

A practical action plan for cities

By Mayor Marvin Rees | 15 February 2023

Chair of Core Cities UK Marvin Rees explains a new venture to maximise the potential of the UK’s ...

Keeping it local to tackle net zero

By Marvin Rees | 04 October 2022

Core Cities has been advocating for local solutions to national problems during conference season...

Leveraging climate investment into our cities

By Marvin Rees | 14 June 2022

Chair of Core Cities Marvin Rees says the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission has identified ...

The 2020s offer us the opportunity to truly realise the potential of places

By Marvin Rees | 15 December 2020

When local government puts civil society at the heart of what they do, it brings democracy closer...

Safeguarding Bristol's rough sleepers during the pandemic

By Marvin Rees | 01 April 2020

Marvin Rees says Bristol City Council has successfully placed the majority of rough sleepers in h...