Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
The curry mile that exists in some cities could easily be developed in Cardiff its not a case of social engineering

Musically Bristol just has more venues of small to medium size

I have no idea why Bristol has a left of centre alternative scene but it does

Gloucester Road , Stokes Croft etc

Crusties , Vegetarian Cafes , etc

Has Bristols past shaped these areas ?

I don't think so , it just happens

Politically it's a far more radical city than Cardiff , 4 labour MPs and has been that way for some time

Cardiff North may as well be in Surrey its been tory that often

Even Cardiff West went Tory under Thatcher . Can't see that sort of thing in Bristols working class areas .

Cardiff just doesn't seem to be very alternative , radical and in some ways liberal ?

It seems conservative , with a small c
So in short Cardiff is a very different city to Bristol