Archive for quangos
My letter in today's Independent
Sean O’Grady and others have focused in on how much money may or may not be saved in the government’s cull of quangoes. It’s an interesting question for sure, but misses the reason many people have long wanted to cut the number of quangos. Since the 1970s, many have rightly warned how the transfer of [...]
The Office of Tax Simplification is on its way
A Treasury press release tells us: The Chancellor George Osborne and Exchequer Secretary David Gauke today established the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). The Chancellor has appointed a Board of tax experts who will be responsible for leading the work of the OTS over the next year. The Board Members are Michael Jack (Chairman) and [...]
A new Conservative quango I quite like
Despite their professed enthusiasm for having a bonfire of the quangos, in practice the Conservative Party keep on announcing new ones – and have rather run in to trouble when pressed to explain what’s going on the bonfire (both points I wrote about here).
The tally of new quangos the Conservatives is now at least 19, [...]
All aboard the new quango train, Conservative Party style
Toot toot! Hold tight! Another one coming on board the quango express.
It’s another new quango promised by the Conservatives with, as the Telegraph has reported,
Nick Herbert, shadow minister for farming and environment, promising a farmers’ conference that a future Conservative government will implement the Competition Commission’s recommendation to create an ombudsman to rule on disputes [...]
