National Party of England (Jacobite Glory)

The National Party of England is a centre-right political party in England. It currently forms the main opposition in the English Parliament.

The Party was founded in 1931 with the merger of the Conservative Party with Liberal, Unity and Radical Party MPs in order to form a united, non-socialist opposition to the Social Democratic Party. The National Party has formed the government on several occasions, 1932-1945, 1951-1969, 1977-1982 and 1990-2011.

Since the 2011 general election the National Party has been in opposition.

Lynton Government 1932-1945
By 1945 the National Party was associated with the depression of the 1930s and the wartime hardships of the 1940s. The Social Democrats won the 1945 election in a landslide.

"The English Miracle" 1951-1969
Armstrong led the National Party to a narrow election victory in 1951.

Opposition 1969-1977
Arthur Brown led the Social Democrats to victory in 1969. John Cattermole initially sought to remain leader of the National Party in opposition, but was ousted in the autumn by James Beauchamp.

Taylor Era 1988-2001
Megan Taylor became leader of the National Party on _____ 1988.

Ideology
The National Party currently describes itself as a liberal conservative party, supporting economic liberalism, fiscal conservatism and adopts a more centrist social policy.

Since the late 1980s the National Party has strongly supported economic liberalism.

The party is strongly pro-european.

The party has been divided over the legacy of, and its attitude to, Megan Taylor. Taylor was by far the National Party's most electorally successful leader, but her policies were contraversial to many. Some on the more centrist wing of the party, such as Richard Palmer, have sought to distance the party from Taylor and move back towards the centre-right of the political spectrum, others such as Stacy Silverman have sought to defend Taylor's legacy and make the Nationals a more conservative oriented party.

Leadership
Charles Armstrong 1947-1960

Anthony Edwards 1960-1968

John Cattermole 1968-1969

James Beauchamp 1969-1972

Eric Harding 1972-1982

Megan Taylor 1988-2001

Richard Palmer 2001-2007

Stacey Silverman 2007-2009