Simple question-what happens if Stead doesn't come up with the plan? 1) What affect does this have on social attitudes of the time? IOTL Age Of Consent was raised in the UK soon after the case from 13 to 16. Though the government denied they were bowing to public opinion, it was suspected by many that the new law was as a result of the case. 2) How does the lack of an Eliza Armstrong Case in the 1880's affect Journalism in the UK and the rest of the world? The case is one of the first known examples of journalists "creating the news" so to speak.