Tuesday March 24, 2009
The rise of the quangocracy
Nigel Morris
Independent
The Tories are targeting the soaring cost of public bodies
The amount of taxpayers' money spent on quangos – short for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations – soared last year by an inflation-busting 12 per cent. Almost 800 such groups, mostly funded by handouts from the state or from levies, have a central role in the administration of the country.
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