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Edmund Burke StichtingThe Edmund Burke Stichting (Edmund Burke Foundation) is a conservative think-tank based in The Hague, the Netherlands. Named after the 18th century conservative philosopher Edmund Burke, the Edmund Burke Foundation was founded in 2000 by a group of young conservatives, unsatisfied with the consensus of Dutch politics. It is Holland's first independent political think-tank and is not connected to any political group or political party. Although is not connected to any political group or political party, the bulk of its supporters hail from the right of Dutch politics, from parties such as the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the List Pim Fortuyn (LPF, founded by the late Pim Fortuyn), the Group Wilders, and the small Christian parties (Christenunie and SGP). The foundation is fiscally and socially conservative and organizes an annual summer school, conferences, seminars and lectures on topics such as the multicultural society, education, healthcare, foreign policy and defense. It is, for example, in favor of healthcare privatization and tax cuts. The Foundation has links with conservative thinktanks in the US, such as the Heritage Foundation and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Media activities The Burke Foundation regularly publishes reports and studies on a variety of topics, including the Dutch healthcare sector, privatization, wasteful government spending and conservative thought. Members of the Burke Foundation have published articles and op-eds in numerous newspapers, and many newspapers have devoted substantial attention to the activities of the Foundation. Those newspapers include De Telegraaf, de Volkskrant, NRC Handelsblad, de Financiele Telegraaf, het Parool, Trouw, het Nederlands Dagblad, and weekly magazines such as HP/De Tijd, Elsevier, De Groene Amsterdammer. Members of the Burke Foundation also appear regularly on TV and Radio programs, including NOVA, Den Haag Vandaag, 2 Vandaag, and the Radio 1 News program. External link
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