Reform Party (Scotland) (Jacobite Glory)

The Reform Party is a liberal-conservative political party in Scotland. The current party leader is the Prime Minister of Scotland Karen King.

The party was founded in 1912 by a group of former Liberal Party MPs who disagreed with their party's budget, the party soon found a niche for itself as representing urban middle class liberal-conservative thought.

The Reform Party was the second largest party in parliament from 1951 until 2015 when it overtook the Labour Party to become the largest party.

The Reform Party is considered to represent mainstream liberal conservatism in Scotland, and is considered to be to the left of the more socially conservative Conservative Party, and to the right of the more centrist/agrarian Centre Party, the radical centrist Liberal Party and the social democratic Labour Party.

Ideology
The Reform Party was largely founded as a liberal party, indeed the party was formed from a left wing splinter from the Liberal Party. However anti-socialism became a more prominent party plank from 1926 onwards, driving the party towards the centre-right.

Since the 1990s the party has also supported economic liberalism and deregulation, including the partial or full privatisation of many state owned industries.

Party Leaders
1912-1926 Thomas McDuff

1926-1935 James Keating

1935-1944 James Edwards

1944-1964 John Campbell

1964-1976 Iain McNair

1976-1990 Kenneth Munro

1990-1997