Were 'Free Trade' And 'Tariffs' A Source Of Contention...

[sandyRoe]

...in the past?

The name of a venue just came to mind, The Free Trade Hall.  I think it's in Manchester.  

Was it built to celebrate the advantages of free trade?

[tomus42]

I don't know but I think it's where someone shouted 'judas' at Bob Dylan.

[THECORBYLOON]

It was built after the Corn Laws had been repealed in the nineteenth century and it was those laws which imposed tariffs on corn exported to the UK.

[Buenchico]

As has been said, Manchester's Free Trade Hall was built to commemorate the ending of the Corn Laws in 1846:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Laws

[Buenchico]

Re Tomus42's post above:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36211789

[tomus42]

But as is usual for Hollywood, they distorted history in the recent film and had that happen in America.

[Peter Pedant]

Yeah

Cobden and Bright 1850s - middle chapters of any book on C19 english history book

[fiveleaves]

It was the single biggest difference between The Tories and the Liberals in the early years of the 20th century