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Goals of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation

The Margaret Thatcher Foundation was formed in 1991 to advance the cause of political and economic freedom.

The Foundation has five broad goals:

To promote the widest possible acceptance of democracy, market principles, the rule of law, and strong defence
To encourage strong transatlantic links between Britain, Europe, and North America
To assist and encourage the peoples of the former communist countries and other oppressive regimes across the world as they adopt democracy
To foster greater contact between Western nations and those of the Middle East in the region's search for a lasting peace with security
To further free trade throughout the world

Work done by the Margaret Thatcher Foundation

In the first decade of its existence, the Foundation has pursued an innovative and imaginative educational program. Drawing on Lady Thatcher's worldwide standing and expertise, it has raised funds and helped to finance projects promoting Western business, legal, and technical education, particularly in former communist countries. It has collaborated with charities, schools, universities, and major cultural institutions, such as the Library of Congress.

The Foundation has also funded the distribution to university libraries around the world of The Complete Public Statements of Margaret Thatcher 1945-2000, a remarkable Oxford University Press CD-ROM offering the full text of every public statement Lady Thatcher has ever made, rendering her political thought and record in office the most accessible of any major political figure, alive or dead. Its most recent project has been the development of this website, placing a significant proportion of the disk and other public papers on line for educational benefit.

The Foundation raises funds wholly through private philanthropy. The Margaret Thatcher Foundation is incorporated as a nonprofit educational organisation in Washington, D.C., and is recognized as a qualifying non-profit corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are, therefore, tax-deductible to the extent that the law provides.

Finding the Oxford University Press CD-ROM

Some 1,600 university libraries around the world hold the CD-ROM.

The CD-ROM is out of print, but a stock is held at the Churchill Archive Centre and can be purchased from them for £35, licensed for individual use.

Buy the CD-ROM from this link.

Site policy

The Margaret Thatcher Foundation is committed to making the materials on this site permanently available in digital form. To that purpose, digital copies have been lodged in the Thatcher Archive at Churchill College, Cambridge, where they may be freely consulted. They can be cited as deriving from the ‘Thatcher MSS (digital collection)'.

All material on the site is freely available for private and educational use. Republication is forbidden without further permission.

"Margaret thatcher foundation lottery"

We have become aware that emails are being circulated telling people that they have won a prize in the Margaret Thatcher Foundation Lottery, asking for payment to cover the costs of despatching a cheque.

The Margaret Thatcher Foundation does not run lotteries or offer prizes.

It does not send unsolicited emails or ask for payments of any kind.

If you are in receipt of such an email, either ignore it or contact the relevant authorities in your jurisdiction.