pointy end

Noun

 * 1)  The part of something which is the most extreme in some aspect (for example, the most difficult, the latest chronologically or the highest numerically).
 * 2) * 2018 November 28, Young, Andy, “Industry urged to engage with Sydney’s late-night trading plan”, in The Shout, archived from on 27 August 2020.
 * But the point I really want to make is that we need you, as the industry, to help make people care about [this plan]. The public consultation is the pointy end of this whole process for the 'late night map of fun'.
 * 1) * 2018 November 28, Young, Andy, “Industry urged to engage with Sydney’s late-night trading plan”, in The Shout, archived from on 27 August 2020.
 * But the point I really want to make is that we need you, as the industry, to help make people care about [this plan]. The public consultation is the pointy end of this whole process for the 'late night map of fun'.