Will’s Word: What were Cabinet drinking when they called this reform?

The Government's easing alcohol rules or at least some. Bars and bottle stalls will soon find it easier to get licences and get this, ministers will be able to give pubs late nights for big games or events.

I'd genuinely love to know what they were drinking when they came up with this decision. On the plus side, it sounds great for business, great for sports fans, that all sounds good.

But here's the catch: communities, to an extent, lose a bit of power to object. Under current rules, anyone can oppose a liquor license.

But the new reforms would only allow locals to have a say. Some might argue it's fair, some would say it's not. Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee was quite sobering, ironically, in her language yesterday.

Saying “"It's not about getting pissed… It's about being able to operate good business”. So perhaps it is. Maybe it's a win for the economy? Maybe it's slashing through the red tape?

I have heard of bars trying to get liquor licences and it's taken them months because of red tape. But, inevitably, it will also be a headache for the neighbours and could it cause more harm than good?.

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Again, I go back to this simple point of I'd genuinely love to know what Cabinet was drinking when they came up with such a decision.

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