Early opposition to these acts was organized by James Wilson's founding of the magazine The Economist.
These acts worked on a "sliding scale" system for the last eighteen years in which they were effective. Thomas Malthus wrote pamphlets in support of these measures before their enactment. Early opposition to these acts was organized by James Wilson's founding of the magazine The Economist. In Manchester, Richard Cobden led a "League" which protested against these laws until Robert Peel negotiated their repeal in 1846. For 10 points, name these unpopular laws which put high duties on foreign grain imported to early 19th-century Britain.
These acts worked on a "sliding scale" system for the last eighteen years in which they were effective.
Corn Laws