[2] He became known as a leading member of the Scottish Single Tax League,[3] and unsuccessfully fought a legal case over land in Balloch.
[3][5] He also advocated hydroelectric projects, hoping these would bring work and people to the Scottish Highlands, and argued for the construction of a new city and port at Loch Eriboll.
[6] He stood for the Labour Party in Glasgow Hillhead at the 1923 and 1924 United Kingdom general elections, taking second place on each occasion.
The two found that Scottish Home Rule was a more popular topic than socialism, Kinloch believing that the Labour Party was best placed to deliver it.
[9] In 1934, the NPS became part of the new Scottish National Party, and Kinloch became editor of its associated newspaper, the Scots Independent.