The historical debate is as much about what British politicians *believed* the workers wanted as what they actually wanted. Palmerston & Russell were more than a little concerned about labor agitation if King Cotton imposed enough economic pain on the textile industry.
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The Confederacy also hugely overestimated its economic leverage. The Union, as a major wheat supplier, had leverage, too; maybe more. And there were eager substitute cotton growers, especially in Egypt. Confederates ended up needing the cash more than the UK needed the cotton.
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