The most life-changing deed to which the early Guardian contributed was the 1846 repeal of the Corn Laws, which had kept bread prices needlessly high by excluding cheaper foreign corn, chiefly for the benefit of British landed gentry.

• 早期《卫报》为之作出贡献的翻天覆地的大事便是1846年谷物法的废除，这项法律主要反映英国地主乡绅的利益，禁止国外便宜的谷物进口，从而使国内面包价格不必要地居高不下。