There was the alienation of smallholders’ property, in what was known as the “enclosure movement.” And there were complaints about urban pollution and inhumane factory conditions in what William Blake called Britain’s “dark Satanic mills.”
但英国的快速增长造成了严重的问题。不平等性日益加剧，直至最近还有所谓的“生活水平争论”的学术问题。家庭产权保护极为不力，发生了所谓的“圈地运动”。此外还有关于城市污染和不人道的工厂环境的抱怨，威廉·布莱克（William Blake）称之为“黑暗作坊”。