Anti Corn Law League
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- The Anti-Corn Law League
- Aims
- Eradicate the Corn Laws
- Campaign for free trade
- Close the gap between rich and poor
- Significant
- Persuaded Lord John Russell of benefits of repeal
- Peel planned for repeal long before ACLL pressure
- Raised awareness of repeal
- Leadership
- Richard Cobden:
- Grew up in poverty but later became wealthy businessman.
- Mp for Stockport so able to campaign within parliament
- John Bright:
- 'Nouveau Riche' like Peel
- Great public speaking
- Attacked aristocracy (appealed to m+w class)
- Campaigned for universal male suffrage and secret ballot
- Richard Cobden:
- Tactics
- ACLL funds paid deposits for league members to be MPs
- Public lectures held nationwide
- Pamphlets,leaflets and reports of ACLL meetings
- Newspaper: 'Anti-corn Law Circular'
- New repeal bills annually
- Opposition
- 1846, only small number of seats secured
- Peel and the Conservatives (majority in 1841)
- Aims
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