Libertarian Reform Party

This article refers to a large political party in Niploma

History

The Libertarian Reform Party formed in 1985 from a split within the Grand Conservative Party. The so called 'famous five' consisted of five Deputies in the GCP who felt distanced from the party. The five, led by Tiarnan Gale, felt they had firm liberal social views but economically right wing views. These views differed from the heavily conservative GCP.

Tiarnan Gale and his four fellow seperatists set up the Libertarian Reform Party. At the next election they gained a further seven seats and four years later they found themselves in opposition to SIP.

Since then they have consistently beaten GCP in all elections.

Politics

LRP considers itself to be an economically right-wing party. It firmly believes in self determination for businesses in Niploma. In addition to this it is against heavy public spending and would consider a tax rate of 30% to 40% - an average worldwide.

Socially LRP is considerably left-wing in its views and is considered tobe liberal in its outlook. It is generally supportive of liberal values such as lax drug laws and has long supporter pro-choice campaigners.

Branches

Although Libertarian Reformists make up the vast majority of the party there are three smaller pressure groups within the party. The largest of these is the Traditionalist group within the party. They pressurise Deputies in the party to vote along more Conservative lines. They are seen by critics to merely be GCP men in the Reform Party. The two smaller branches are the Liberals within the party who are socially and economically left wing. Finally the Socialist branch is the smallest. McKibben claims there to be 'No more than a dozen sitting in the Democratic House'.