Back in the Victorian period, the Corn Laws gave farmers an advantage by making availability of corn and other produce at a high price. Since most the lower division of people during this age had to pay such a high price for food to keep their life, they were unable to produce their own grains and soon saw the extinction of their money. .
Even though it was the Victorian age, a follow up of the elevating Romantic period, parliament officials and the majority of the voters, which depended on the ownership of land, were ones who could afford the high-price produce. Since the high class could purchase food without any problem, any retaliation against the new laws was usually overridden by the highly ranked nobles ("1846 Corn Laws"). The invention of Corn Laws also affected the manufacture working middle class. In order to stay alive, both the middle class and lower division had to produce enough money to purchase food and manufactured goods for their families. Since the bulk of their money went to food, they rarely had enough money left over to obtain many others of life's necessities. Due to the drop in the factory and manufacturer's goods, the manufacturer had to lay off the middle class workers which then caused not only the people to suffer, but also the business of other goods. The Corn Law produced and had a domino effect on the people; causing a fallacy which in turned made negative consequences in the end.
Just as any action, there is an opposite equal reaction. After the industry was developing in Britain, a group of factory owners and workers wanted the laws repealed so bread would be cheaper. This eventually led to the invention of The Anti-Corn Law League (Smith 1064). The ACLL was closely modeled on that of the Catholic Association and which did almost everything possible to spread the word about the laws, such as published pamphlets, employed speakers and held public meetings and eventually became a very powerful political force.
