David Eastwood
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It is 150 years since the Corn Laws were repealed. David Eastwood explains why the 1815 Corn Laws were necessary and why circumstances conspired to force the repeal of 1846. Published August 31 1996
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He marketed himself as a man of principle - a public image of which David Eastwood exposes the inaccuracy. Published December 1 1995
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David Eastwood considers how the myth of the great statesman, who put country and Corn Law Reform before partisan advantage, is standing up in the light of modern scholarship.
Published March 1 1992
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