These are makeshift stepping stones placed in the continually flooding M32 underpass by Lower Ashley Road. Image credit: B24/7. Marvin Rees is the soon to be ex mayor of Bristol, as the role was voted to be abolished in a referendum held in the May of 2022. His influence over the affairs of Bristol and his legacy will be the subject of debate for some years to come. To put it bluntly, he has a reputation for bigging himself up. To put it even more bluntly, many people think he's a bullshit merchant. These are just a couple of the many things he has said over the years about his role as mayor:
I'm currently spending some time shifting through the various websites, government bodies etc to do with "active travel", LTNs etc. Yesterday I read that the government, through Active Travel England, want to help people from "deprived areas" walk and cycle more, because apparently such people are currently being "deprived" of this privilege. They're "unlocking" (or something like that) millions of pounds to help them. How nice.
But about Bristol - I cycle here a lot. It's fine along the Railway Path and in the centre, as even puddles are usually traversible on a bike, but I really do wonder how all these extra Bristolians, especially those with poor health, some kind of disability, or just not being that young anymore, are supposed to cycle up and down Bristol's extremely steep hills? In the pouring rain or blazing sunshine. Along narrow roads that were built for motor traffic. With crazy cambers full of mud. It's actually pretty ableist and ageist.
Rees is connected to the Fabians; he is a WEF Agenda Contributor; and a Yale World Fellow which places him as "one of the leaders of the UK Core Cities and on the Steering Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors".
He even counted Russian Fed's Alexei Navalny as a close friend.
I'm currently spending some time shifting through the various websites, government bodies etc to do with "active travel", LTNs etc. Yesterday I read that the government, through Active Travel England, want to help people from "deprived areas" walk and cycle more, because apparently such people are currently being "deprived" of this privilege. They're "unlocking" (or something like that) millions of pounds to help them. How nice.
But about Bristol - I cycle here a lot. It's fine along the Railway Path and in the centre, as even puddles are usually traversible on a bike, but I really do wonder how all these extra Bristolians, especially those with poor health, some kind of disability, or just not being that young anymore, are supposed to cycle up and down Bristol's extremely steep hills? In the pouring rain or blazing sunshine. Along narrow roads that were built for motor traffic. With crazy cambers full of mud. It's actually pretty ableist and ageist.
I know this underpass...and I know Marvin.
Rees is connected to the Fabians; he is a WEF Agenda Contributor; and a Yale World Fellow which places him as "one of the leaders of the UK Core Cities and on the Steering Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors".
He even counted Russian Fed's Alexei Navalny as a close friend.
He's 'aspirational'.