There is a distinction between boats where people live on them and stay indefinitely. They are using community resources, without participating in the funding of the resources. And visitors, who are largely welcomed in a lot of towns. But in the dormatory town for stinking rich London this is not a wanted intrusion.
Regardles of your opinion, you have to look to the facts. These are some pertinent ones.

On the Kennet & Avon in Bath there is a big issue with permanently moored boats who don't pay live-on licences that fund the maintenance of the canal. The clutter of motor scooters and such on the towpath is only a bit of a mess, but it ain't a manucured tourist attraction.

And I have to say their boat names lack imagination. I collect amusing names (aka puns) - if I ever have a boat it will be called.....

Titan Nick.



I'll get my sou'wester.