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Bristol City Council Mayoral swearing in ceremony with Mayor Marvin Rees May 10th 2021
A
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
tim
o'gara
and
I'm
the
director
of
legal
and
democratic
services
at
bristol
city
council.
Welcome
to
this
event,
which
is
to
swear
in
marvin
reese
as
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
bristol
for
a
second
term
of
office.
Before
we
start,
we
will
hear
a
short
poem
from
the
city,
poet,
caleb
harkin.
The
poem
is
called
bring
your
ideas.
B
The
antimatter
of
cosmic
failure
bring
your
ideas
and
keep
bringing
them
even
when
they
laugh,
even
when
you
have
to
switch
continents
for
a
healing.
Yes,
even
if
your
ideas
drop
from
towers
into
dark
pools,
fizzing
with
threat,
bring
your
ideas
and
stencil
them
on
the
wall
of
the
tallest
tower
in
the
city
in
a
chart
of
the
body's
earth,
we'll
learn
our
edges
in
a
quiet
prayer
for
wellness,
a
hymnbook
for
health.
B
B
Maybe
they'll
smash
in
bright
blue
smithereens
in
the
gorge
of
disappointment
or
become
smash,
hit,
tracks,
cut
up,
remixed
and
trip
hop
glitched,
bring
your
ideas
and
cast
them
in
bronze
and
pop
them
on
a
plinth
and
let's
animate
them
or
cast
them
differently,
turn
them
to
clay.
Then
let
them
dance.
B
Let
your
ideas
stop
the
bus
until
injustice
gets
off,
let
them
magic,
lantern
liberty,
from
fish
ponds
to
the
docks.
Let's
talk,
ideas
across
borders
over
trenches,
make
them
super
sonic
fledglings,
bring
your
ideas
and
let's
live
in
them
together,
share
a
bright,
green
common,
but
keep
a
backyard
because
sure
that
new
idea
might
become
a
regret
or
a
neighbor.
A
A
C
Marvin
jonathan
rhys,
having
been
elected
to
the
office
of
mayor
of
the
city
and
county
of
bristol,
declare
that
I
take
that
office
upon
myself
and
will
duly
and
faithfully
fulfill
the
duties
of
it.
According
to
the
best
of
my
judgment
and
ability.
I
also
undertake
to
observe
the
code
of
conduct
for
members.
A
C
Thank
you.
It
feels
a
bit
different
to
last
time
because
we
had
more
people,
even
though
it's
at
the
the
yam
shed,
but
it
really
is
an
honor
and
actually
coming
off
the
back
of
caleb's
poem.
Remember
it
was
this
time
five
years
ago
that
we
announced
the
first
ever
city,
poet,
miles
chambers,
and
the
idea
was
to
to
have
someone
there
who
artistically,
using
all
that
creativity
can
really
capture
the
soul
of
the
city.
C
We
said
that
journalism
should
be
there
to
capture
the
facts
and
our
city
poet,
capture
the
soul
and-
and
I
think
caleb
has
just
done
that
there,
when
he
talks
about
bring
your
ideas,
because
that
has
really
been
at
the
heart
of
our
approach
to
city
leadership.
No
person
has
all
the
truth.
No
single
person
has
all
the
answers,
and
leadership
is
not
about
saying.
I
am
the
font
of
all
knowledge.
C
It's
about
creating
the
conditions
in
which
good
people
can
get
good
stuff
done,
and
that's
the
approach
and
we
said
to
people,
bring
your
ideas.
How
can
we
support
you
to
get
done?
What
you
want
to
get
done
so
again
real
honor
to
be
here.
The
first
thing
I'd
say
is
just
to
reiterate
what
we're
working
with
here
in
in
the
city
and
again
just
to
recognize
that
bristol
is
a
don't
worry
about
the
phone.
That's
okay,
bristol
is
a
city
of
contrast.
C
C
C
So
our
approach
is
this:
we
want
to
protect
the
ambition
of
bristol
and
I've
got
no
apology
about
being
ambitious.
It's
one
of
the
things
that
helped
me
escape
the
circumstances
you
know
of
my
you
know,
early
years
to
be
ambitious,
to
have
an
idea
that
you
could
be
more
than
you
should
be
more
than
you
are
today.
We
want
cranes
on
the
horizon
in
the
city,
because
that
shows
that
we're
building
it
shows
that
people
are
confident
to
come
and
and
invest
here
over
the
coming
years.
C
C
Houses
will
be
rolled
out
on
hengrove,
the
biggest
cancer
house
program
in
in
you
know,
in
in
generations
our
mass
transit
system
will
start
we'll
see
our
youth
zones
coming
through
again,
for
you
know,
top-class
facilities
for
young
people
and
we'll
continue
with
developing
on
the
apprenticeship
hub
and
our
apprenticeships
for
young
people
as
well,
making
sure
that
more
people
more
young
people
are
getting
access
to
opportunities
to
enter
the
economy.
But
we
want
to
do
that.
C
We
want
to
build
that
ambition
in
a
way
that
is
characterized
by
compassion
and
inclusion,
and
so
the
things
that
we've
been
prioritizing
making
sure
people
are
fed.
We
came
in
with
a
commitment
to
tackling
child
hunger
and
andy
street
and
feed
bristol
was
central
to
that
and
that
then
expanded
out
into
how
did
we
tackle
hunger
as
a
whole,
as
we
saw
kovid
come
through
and
really
threaten
the
health
of
you
know.
C
People
in
the
city
we've
got
tackle
health
inequalities,
not
just
life
expectancy,
but
healthy
years
life
expectancy,
the
age
at
which
people
are
likely
to
become
unwell
and
they're
able
to
work
and
their
families
become
carers,
and
that's
really
been
challenged
by
austerity
over
the
last
few
years.
The
biggest
determinant
of
health
is
social
conditions,
not
health
services.
They
deal
with
sickness
it's.
How
do
we
put
good
social
policy
in
place
in
the
first
instance,
and
that
takes
in
investment?
C
We'll
continue
with
programs
like
stepping
up,
through
which
thousands
of
experiences
of
work
have
been
given
to
children
and
young
people
support
the
nighttime
economy,
support
them
to
have
a
living
wage,
safe
environment,
jobs
coming
back,
affordable
homes,
we're
pursuing
an
idea
of
a
living
rent
city
as
well.
Now,
that's
you
know.
The
government
has
to
define
affordable,
affordable
housing
and
that
people
have
contested
that,
because
a
percentage
of
the
current
market
rate
isn't
affordable,
what's
a
living
rent.
C
So
when
we
work
on
that,
alongside
continuing
to
roll
out
living
wage,
you
know
and
our
construction
charter
as
all
this
building
and
regeneration
goes
on.
How
do
we
make
sure
the
terms
and
conditions
of
people
on
our
building
sites
are
good,
so
they're
able
to
feed
their
families
looking
at
us
using
a
local
supply
chain
to
make
sure
that
the
full
city
are
really
benefiting
from
this?
But
we
have
to
do
this
also,
in
the
face
of
global
challenges
that
are
local
and
global,
which
is
the
climate
crisis
and
ecological
crisis.
C
We
have
to
find
a
way
of
growing
our
economy,
providing
jobs
for
people
providing
good
wages
so
that
people
can
feed
their
families
in
a
decarbonized
economy
that
doesn't
kill
the
planet
as
it
begins
to
pick
up
at
pace
again.
Now
we're
doing
major
work
at
the
moment
with
the
world
economic
forum
with
partners
such
as
the
world
bank.
You
know
as
well
and
bloomberg,
philanthropists
and
rockefellers
and
open
society
foundation
on
making
sure
that
we
get
the
investment
vehicles
in
place
that
will
release
the
trillions
of
dollars.
C
It's
going
to
take
to
decarbonize
city
economies,
which
is
going
to
be
absolutely
essential
if
we
are
going
to
meet
our
our
cop
targets
and
on
a
local
level
that
kind
of
financial
innovations
happened
here
too
city
funds
chaired
by
andy
mark
pepper,
here,
ambition
last
western
investing
and
putting
up
a
huge
wind
turbine
in
last
western.
You
know
you
know
renewable
energy
for
a
community
and
a
really
innovative
piece
of
of
city
leadership
that
can
be
looked
at
by
by
leaders
from
around
the
country
as
well.
C
So
incredibly
important
and
we'll
continue
with
the
one
city
plan
on
that
front.
As
well
and
our
commitment
to
doubling
the
tree
canopy
building
nature
into
our
our
development,
but
our
climate
and
our
ecological
strategy
will
be
central
to
the
way
we
take.
You
know
to
take
our
our
city
forward,
so
inclusion,
tackling
poverty,
decarbonised
and
pro
nature
has
to
be
the
foundations
for
this
city
for
the
years
ahead.
C
There
are
a
number
of
other
things
that
we
we
must
do
as
a
city.
If
I
bring
it
home
to
this
local
authority
itself.
When
I
came
in,
I
will
say
when
you
can
read
the
report
yourself:
it's
not
just
my
assessment.
We
had
a
broken
organization.
Steve
bundred
undertook
the
review
and
found
an
organization.
That's
finances
were
all
over
the
place.
C
The
governance
was
in
pieces
and
had
a
culture
of
hierarchy
that
was
hierarchical
and
bullion,
and
we've
begun
to
change
that
transformation
of
the
top
team,
and
you
know,
beginning
to
get
the
council
to
focus
on
delivery,
looking
outwards,
not
inwards
and
we'll
continue
that
work
for
the
for
the
years
ahead.
This
is,
we
did
have
a
debate
in
the
chamber,
and
someone
said
the
council's,
not
just
about
delivery,
but
it
is.
It
is
about
delivery.
It's
about
making
change
in
the
lives
of
of
real
people.
C
C
To
my
second,
I'm
also
announcing
a
reappointment
of
councillor
helen
holland,
an
adult
social
care
and
councillor
helen
godwin
to
adult
children
and
social
care
portfolios
as
well
statutory
functions,
I'm
going
to
go
forward
with
that
cabinet
at
this
time
and
more
announcements
on
the
cabinet
will
be
made
in
due
course
in
terms
of
our
approach
to
the
city.
Again,
you
know
it's
an
endorsement
of
of
the
approach
we've
taken
with
the
one
city
approach,
we're
going
to
continue
working
with
our
city
partners.
C
C
How
do
we
make
sure
the
transport
board
is
working
with
the
with
the
women's
commission
to
make
sure
that
the
transport
offering
we
bring
that
through
is
one
that
doesn't
just
mean
that
it's
decarbonized,
predictable
transport,
but
one
that
women
feel
safe
to
use
so
that
public
transport
is
accessible
and
obviously
we're
going
to
be
working
with
the
command
authority?
We've
had
a
change
in
mayor.
I
just
pay
tribute
to
to
tim
bowles
on
his
departure.
C
C
You
could
shake
his
hand,
and
you
know
you
got
all
your
fingers
and-
and
I
and
I
shared
with
tim,
that
he's
trustworthy
and
and
I'll
say
that
I
said
to
tim
and
he
said
to
me
that
we
will
remain
friends
and
we
will
remain
connected
into
the
future
as
well
and
and
yeah
so
tim.
I
wish
you
all
the
best
in
your
your
you
know
the
next
chapter
of
your
life
and
we'll
be
working
very
closely
with
dan
and
again.
C
The
absolute
focus
of
that
relationship
has
to
be
about
the
the
the
improvement,
the
betterment
of
life
in
bristol
and
the
wider
bristol
area
in
terms
of
our
a
quality
working
relationship
with
toby
and
south
gloucestershire
don
in
north
somerset
and
the
leader
of
baines.
You
know
as
well
to
make
sure
that
we're
working
together,
because
we
are
interdependent
in
our
interest.
There
is
a
common
good
that
transcends
all
of
us,
that
transcends
party
and
transcends
geography
and
and
it's
our
responsibility
to
work
together
for
that
common
good.
C
We
we've
taken
approach
to
bristol
leadership
that
has
been
built
on
the
big
offer
big
ask
I
can
I
can
create
a
queue
of
5001
people
who
want
to
ask
me
for
stuff
the
queue
of
people
coming
to
make
an
offer
to
bristol
there's
a
lot
shorter,
and
yet
that's
the
that.
That's
the
cue
that
we
need
to
be
really
investing
in
those
people
to
come
and
say
we
can
get
stunned
stuff.
C
We
can
get
stuff
done
for
bristol
and
not
to
embarrass
him
by
picking
on
him
twice
well,
but
mark
paul,
sandra,
really
epitomized
that
approach
and
andy.
These
are
the
things
we
can
get
done.
I'm
martin
I'm
going
too
far
now,
martin,
over
there
empires,
I
see
people
who
was
coming
to
me
and
saying
this
is
stuff
we
can
get
done
for
people
in
bristol,
and
I
got
say
though,
as
well.
We
can
get
this
stuff
done
marvin.
This
is
what
we
need
from
you
to
be
able
to
deliver
this
for
bristol.
C
That's
a
fantastic
relationship.
There
city
focused,
not
inward
focused,
not
gaming,
focused
focused
on
the
city.
That's
the
approach
we
take
to
working
in
this
chamber
as
well
bring
your
ideas
as
caleb
said,
make
your
what
make
your
offer
to
bristol
and
then
be
clear
to
me,
and
not
just
me,
but
our
city
partners
in
the
health
service,
the
police,
our
voluntary
sector
partners,
business
trade
unions.
C
Give
me
office
space,
give
me
financial
support
and,
as
I
shared
before
as
a
candidate,
I
would
never
have
existed
without
the
labour
party
without
the
unions,
because
it
takes
a
lot
of
money
to
run
a
campaign
right
and
the
unions.
The
the
labour
party
make
it
possible
for
people
like
me
to
run
credible
campaigns
that
you
can
actually
see,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
cw
for
that
support
again.
C
C
That's
inclusive,
that's
fair
in
which
people
go
to
work;
they
have
good
safety
terms
and
conditions,
they
can
return
home
safer
at
the
end
of
the
day
and
I'm
glad
that
people
like
with
people
like
nigel
costelli
as
well
we've
been
able
to
bring
the
city
the
unions
into
real
city
leadership
in
the
one
city
office,
and
I
want
to
thank
some
individuals
as
well
mark
mark
hickman,
councillor
marg.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
I
mean
you've
been
an
incredible
support
to
me
over
the
years
and
you've
been
an
incredible
councillor
for
lawrence
hill
as
well
and
you're
stepping
down
now
at
the
end
of
your
time.
But
that
is
a
real
loss
to
me
and
it's
a
real
loss
to
the
city,
but
you're
not
going
too
far
anyway,
we'll
be
able
to
to
talk
it's
not
the
end
of
a
relationship.
It's
just
the
end
of
this
chapter
of
your
your
life
and
yeah.
C
Thank
you
so
much
mark,
and
I
don't
I
just
don't
think
people
could
ever
really
appreciate
just
how
much
you
have
done
in
the
quiet
ways,
as
well
as
the
the
very
visible
way.
So
thank
you
and
I'm
particularly
saddened
as
well.
I
woke
up
with
a
real
kind
of
pain
this
morning
about
afsal
and
kai.
I
don't
know
if
I've
known
two
harder
working
counsellors,
so
I
mean
afsal,
is
on
the
end
of
the
phone
people
phoning
us
all
up.
C
C
So
it's
hugely
important
and
it's
a
it's
a
very
sad
day
for
me
and
I
think
it's
a
it's
a
very
sad
day
for
the
community
of
easton
and
kai
too.
I
remember
going
out
back
in
2015.
I
think
I
rode
my
bike
way
up
to
the
top
of
the
hill
near
bemidstad
down
and
kai.
It
was
a
candidate
up
there
and
when
I
arrived
to
help
kai
canvas,
there
was
no
one
with
guy.
C
He
was
out
by
himself
delivering
leaflets,
that's
the
mark
of
it,
not
the
glamour
just
just
doing
it,
and
it
was
just
me
and
car.
I
was
on
my
bike,
dropping
my
bike
off
and
he
was
doing
it.
That's
the
commitment
he's
been
a
fantastic
wall.
Councillor
done
the
hard
work,
he's
been
a
fantastic
cabinet
member
on
on
particularly
on
transport
and
really
driving
it
fantastic
negotiator
representing
the
city.
Well,
and
this
isn't
the
end
of
the
journey
for
for
either
of
them.
I
sincerely
hope-
and
I
sincerely
hope
for
bristol's
sake.
C
It's
not
the
the
end
of
the
political
journey
for
for
either
of
them,
so
just
so
so
sad
to
lose
you
guys,
but
we're
still
in
the
mix
right
and
also
anna
keane.
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
anna
fantastic
cabinet
member
for
education
and
skills
coming
through
as
well,
and
what
what
credibility
to
have
an
actual
teacher
as
your
head
of
education
and
skills,
bringing
that
genuine
expertise
with
insights,
about
how
much
additional
work
teachers
take
on
when
they're
teaching
online,
as
well
as
teaching
in
the
flesh.
C
Looking
at
the
health
of
our
teaching
force
with
genuine
experience
of
at-risk
young
people,
those
children
for
whom
home
is
not
the
safest
place
and
as
we
went
into
the
pandemic,
that's
so
much
of
that
early
work
with
our
head
teachers.
That
meant
that
we
avoided
some
of
the
conflicts
we
saw
nationally
between
school
leads
teachers
and
unions.
We
avoided
it
here
because
we
started
early
to
face
up
to
the
fact
that
children
would
be
going
back
to
school.
How
do
we
make
sure
they
can
go
back
to
school
safe?
C
C
So
in
conclusion,
you
know,
I'm
you
know,
I'm
humbled
to
be
brought
back
in
custom
will
know
just
how
trialling
it
is
and
the
agonies
so
with
my
children
as
we
wait
for
the
result
it's
torturous.
I
don't
know
about
this
two-day
delay
tim.
I
don't
know
who
thought
that
went
up
between
the
end
of
the
closing
of
the
polls
and
the
announcement,
but
yeah
it's
different
right.
First
time,
you're
elected
on
your
promises
and
your
potential
second
time
is
obviously
people
saying
yeah.
C
We
like
what
you've
done
and
we
like
the
way
the
city's
gone.
That's
not
to
get
complacent,
it's
not
to
rest
on
our
laurels,
but
it
is
an
endorsement
of
what
we've
done
in
the
city
over
the
last
five
years
and
and
us
on
that
basis.
We
talk
about
all
I
mentioned
all
the
things
I
just
said
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
with
our
city
partners,
we're
going
to
continue
with
the
scale
of
ambition
and
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
the
city
we
build.
C
We
can
we
can
make
it
a
city
of
hope
that,
irrespective
of
your
circumstances,
you're
in
today,
you
know
that
there's
a
collection
of
organizations,
individuals,
there's
a
city
of
culture
that
wants
tomorrow-
that
wants
your
tomorrow
to
have
the
potential
to
be
better
than
you
today
and
when
you
lose
that
life
becomes
very
difficult
and
we
cannot
afford
to
be
that
kind
of
a
city.
So
I
thank
you
for
the
people
that
we're
going
to
work
with
on
that
front,
and
I
hope
you
have
a
great
day.
Thank.