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When did ambition become a dirty word in Bristol?

A culture that sees itself as one continuous collective protest eventually suffocates itself

29 November 2014

9:00 AM

29 November 2014

9:00 AM

When a man is tired of London, he just needs to relocate to Bristol — or so the stream of westbound émigrés would suggest. Each year, hundreds up sticks and flee the capital in search of its laid-back lifestyle.

Bristol prides itself on being the chilled-out alternative to the big smoke — a bit like Brighton, but further west and therefore cooler.

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