Mines bigger than yours

One of the many lovely things about Bristol is that in the smartest most privileged area, Clifton, the fight is between Green and Labour.  
I was meeting my friend and fellow Oxfam volunteer, M, in a café before our shift.  I was so early (you can never tell with buses) I walked around some of the attractive Georgian streets for the pleasure of it.  The first thing I noticed in the main shopping street, Princess Victoria Street, was how many closed down businesses there are.  At the busy end it’s bustling with cafes, bars, food shops - including the famous bakery that charges £5 for a loaf. But the further along you go, the more empty shops there are - the less mainstream shops, more esoteric food places, shopfront estate agents and financial advisers. So many closed down, and other businesses have not moved into the empty premises. 
In Royal York Crescent, in the blip above, the main impression is that there are masses of Green Party banners and posters, a few Labour, and none for any other party. I’m glad I don’t live here, as it’s a difficult choice - the incumbent Labour MP  is Shadow Secretary of State for Culture - and she would make a good real one.  But the Green candidate, the joint leader of the party, is also very impressive, and it will be good to have a few more Green MPs than we’ve had before. Hopefully they could then drag  Labour further into action for the planet/seas/rivers/air quality.