Sydney small bar bans Premier Mike Baird amid controversy over nanny state laws

'Mike Baird. You're locked out': Sydney small bar bans Premier Mike Baird amid controversy over 'nanny state' laws

A small bar has put a ban on NSW Premier Mike Baird from its premises
Arcadia Liquors enforced the rule by erecting a 'Refusal of Service' sign
The Sydney bar has responded to the premier's poorly-received rant
Other venue owners and high-profile musicians have band together
The hashtag #lockoutmikebaird is gaining attention on social media
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A small bar has put a ban on NSW Premier Mike Baird from its premises in protest of the controversial lock-out laws, with a sign on the window saying: 'Mike Baird. You're locked out.'
The premier has found himself at the centre of a ridicule after responding to a recent criticism about Sydney's lock-out laws in a poorly-received Facebook rant on Tuesday.
Mr Baird hit back at the 'hysteria' with his own strongly-worded post, saying that the new measures had seen violence in central Sydney had decreased by 42.2 per cent.
Now, Arcadia Liquors in Redfern, in Sydney's inner city, has enforced the rule by erecting a 'Refusal of Service' sign in the front window of their venue.

'Dear Mike Baird,' the poster read.
'In response to your recent dismissal of the debate against Sydney's lockout laws as "public hysteria", you'll be pleased to know you've made the list.
'No Mike, Sydney is not doing fine, violence was never "spiraling out of control" and using bogus statistics to push your personal agenda is downright shameful.


'Love live our Sydney, not yours.'
The 'list' also includes former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell - who management also reserves the right to refuse service - after the first lockout laws were introduced.
The response follows on the heels of other venue owners and high-profile musicians banding together to take back their night, with the hashtag #lockoutmikebaird gaining attention on social media.

General manager of Sydney's bar Della Hyde Joe Worthington has proposed a 'new lock-out law, one which we can put into effect immediately: LOCK OUT MIKE BAIRD'.
'Mikey B will not be permitted in my venue,' Mr Worthington said on Facebook.
'It may not hurt him, it may not change his mind but it's a start and in the past few days I've witnessed this industry band together like nothing else I have seen before, long may it continue. #LOCKOUTMIKEBAIRD.'
Australian DJ Alison Wonderland said she was embarrassed that her hometown has 'become a laughing stock internationally' as a result of the lock-out laws.

'You obviously don't listen to anyone young than you, so perhaps you'll listen to someone who travels abroad more than you,' she wrote on Twitter.
'Our beloved Sydney's reputation has taken a f*****g battering & words can't explain how embarrassed I am that my home, the most beautiful and once most vibrant city in the world has become a laughing stock internationally.
'Everywhere I go from mainland Europe to middle America... people are asking me if it's true that Sydney has become a nanny state and voice their genuine concerns about visiting it.
'I miss the feeling of being able to discover music whilst exploring Sydney. That's what made me fall in love with what I do. Sydney is not a ghost town.'

Australian music artist Flight Facilities have penned a passionate letter on Facebook, questioning whether they could pursue their career as DJs the same way if they started over again today.
'We’ve been fortunate enough to explore the world through our music, and while our influences have reached us from every corner of the globe, our cultural and musical incubator is, and was, Sydney,' the post read.
'Such nights shaped our musical tastes, understanding, and kick started our careers. Most of our first club gigs didn’t begin until 3am, and yet those parties were still heaving.
'How do we know that the next Flight Facilities, Nina Las Vegas, Whatsonot, Alison Wonderland or Yolanda Be Cool aren’t choking on the creative stranglehold these laws have created?
'Instead, we’re being put in nappies and tucked into bed by a bunch of expired minds.'