Formed in 1839, the Anti-Corn Law League was one of the most
important campaigns to introduce the ideas of economic liberalism
into mainstream political discourse in Britain. Seeking the
abolition of a tariff barrier that buttressed the economic and
political power of the land-owning aristocracy, the League
presented itself as the vanguard of the emerging industrial middle
class in Victorian Britain. Its aspiration for free trade played a
crucial role in defining the agenda of 19th-century liberalism and
shaping the modern British state. The League's faith in the free
market has had resonances in the debates debates over public policy
in Britain during recent years, and it also set the pattern for
individuals and groups which have stood outside the Establishment
articulating alternative visions of society. This study of the
Anti-Corn Law League makes use of recent methodological
developments in social history.
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