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Sharp v. Wakefield Sharp v. Wakefield
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Local option Local option
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Disinterested management Disinterested management
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Bricks and mortar Bricks and mortar
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Vested interests Vested interests
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A monstrous betrayal A monstrous betrayal
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The State and the trade The State and the trade
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10 The State and the trade: the drink question at the turn of the century
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Published:October 2009
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The period between 1880 and 1918 would see prohibitory legislation put on the statute books for the first time, the passing of legislation formalising arrangements for the reduction of licences, and the State itself taking direct control not only of licensing regulations, but the actual ownership of breweries and pubs. It would see the Liberal Party repeatedly stake its reputation on the drink question, and a parade of leading politicians publicly identify the drink question as the single most important social problem facing the country. Does the State, while retaining free trade principles, have a right to directly reduce the scale of alcohol trade? This chapter looks at the drink question in England at the turn of the century. It focuses on the Licensed Victuallers Defence League, the test case Sharp v. Wakefield and its implications for local magistrates, the National Liberal Federation's adoption of local option as official policy, and the approach taken by the influential Church of England Temperance Society.
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