Abstract
The Corn Laws were a significant and abiding focus of economic debate between 1815 and 1839, and the subject of political agitation during the 1840s. Agricultural protection seemed to many to be essential for the maintenance of the social order and system of governance, but opinions differed as to the effects and propriety of the corn regulations (controversially amended in 1815, 1822, 1828 and 1842). As parliamentary unease about the Corn Laws increased, extraparliamentary agitation developed at pace, and the establishment of the Anti-Corn Law League in 1839 marked the beginning of a new phase in organization and propaganda. Once the League became active, the corn issue served as a rallying point for various creeds of reformer, and repeal in 1846 was hailed as a victory for reason, justice, and popular mobilization.
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