Pubs Ban Climate Change Councillors Who Ended Free Parking
25th April 2026
Pubs in a seaside town are refusing to serve councillors on a climate change committee who voted to impose charges at a formerly free public car park.
At the start of April, a fee of £1.60 an hour was introduced by Labour-led Swale borough council for spaces at Park Road in Queenborough, Kent, despite petitions opposing the move.
Now pubs in the town, on the Isle of Sheppey, have put up signs announcing that they have barred nine councillors who voted in favour of the charges in November and one who abstained.
If I had a shop, I’d post a sign “Dogs and Democrats Not Allowed”.