‘Social Licences’ are the mechanism by which governments can pick and choose favourites in the business world.
They represent a magic wand that politicians can wave around, destroying businesses whose politics or products disagree or threaten the latest agenda.
Essentially it is socialism under the banner of cuddly-ethics.
Governments are able to shut down businesses or stop supply for products by withdrawing the ‘social licence’ even when nothing illegal has taken place.
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