fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, tˈæɹɪfs hɐdbɪn ɪmpˈoʊzd ˌɔn ɡɹˈeɪn ɪmpˈoːɹts tə pɹətˈɛkt bɹˈɪɾɪʃ fˈɑːɹmɚz fɹʌm fˈɔːɹən kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ hæd ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəli ɪnflˈeɪɾɪŋ fˈuːd pɹˈaɪsᵻz ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv lˈændlɔːɹdz.
For many years, tariffs had been imposed on grain imports to protect British farmers from foreign competition, which had the effect of artificially inflating food prices in the interests of landlords.