Mayor Marvin Rees of Bristol, England Blames ‘Inequalities’ Instead of the Criminals Brutally Stabbing Two Teenagers to Death

REES What is true ░░░░░░░░ that Northwest is one ░░░░░░░░ the areas in Bristol ░░░░░░░░ for decades now has ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ parts of Bristol with ░░░░░░░░ of the worst social ░░░░░░░░ in terms of educational ░░░░░░░░ for children young people ░░░░░░░░ health outcomes of levels ░░░░░░░░ unemployment And that s ░░░░░░░░ truth Northwest along with ░░░░░░░░ Hill Southville we ve ░░░░░░░░ a number of areas ░░░░░░░░ that in a city ░░░░░░░░ is really fractured across ░░░░░░░░ class lines in many ░░░░░░░░ At the same time ░░░░░░░░ is also the case ░░░░░░░░ since coming in we ░░░░░░░░ really made a point ░░░░░░░░ trying to address those ░░░░░░░░ in Bristol through a ░░░░░░░░ of initiatives You can ░░░░░░░░ go through 14 years ░░░░░░░░ of disinvestment in local ░░░░░░░░ in communities across this ░░░░░░░░ without there being consequences ░░░░░░░░ is not possible for ░░░░░░░░ authorities to balance their ░░░░░░░░ without it having an ░░░░░░░░ on frontline interventions And ░░░░░░░░ we do at local ░░░░░░░░ level is not just ░░░░░░░░ services we provide early ░░░░░░░░ that work against these ░░░░░░░░ outcomes somewheres down the ░░░░░░░░ So this is you ░░░░░░░░ there is there is ░░░░░░░░ but again the drivers ░░░░░░░░ be many there ll ░░░░░░░░ manipulation going on there ░░░░░░░░ be elements of criminality ░░░░░░░░ the origins not in ░░░░░░░░ young people themselves but ░░░░░░░░ know around those drivers ░░░░░░░░ knife crime So you ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ a whole city a ░░░░░░░░ village approach to support ░░░░░░░░ families but and also ░░░░░░░░ minimize the potential of ░░░░░░░░ happening again in in ░░░░░░░░ future.”