| 单词 | quango |
| 例句 | Funds for such projects have dried up, leaving city centres prey to corporate developers, while the government and its quangos blather on about how New Jerusalem is just around the corner. What have Labour done for architecture? 2010-04-21T20:30:00Z On the one hand, there are private developers and party-funding big businesses; on the other, a tangled web of quangos, rival government departments, snake-oil design consultants and local councils. What have Labour done for architecture? 2010-04-21T20:30:00Z City Hall and the various Olympic quangos prefer to deal with a single monolithic entity. London in ruins 2012-07-14T15:00:00Z Meanwhile, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt and culture minister Ed Vaizey, are like berserkers wild for blood, cutting down every quango in sight with more care for ideology than the nation's cultural or economic health. Arts cuts likely to be 25% 2010-08-24T21:40:00Z I'm sure I'm terribly naive about the way all this stuff works and I don't doubt that appointments to all sorts of quangos are flawed in many ways. Veronica Wadley and Boris Johnson: where will it end? 2010-06-25T15:48:00Z The coalition will also "significantly cut the number of health quangos". Coalition agreement - the full deal at a glance 2010-05-20T14:13:00Z There's a feeling that this New Labour quango consciously played up the business side while disparaging cultural aims as elitist. French films glow with confidence and culture. Ours should do the same 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z The chancellor, George Osborne, said yesterday that administrative costs would be slashed by 41%, including the abolition of 19 quangos, at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which funds the BFI. Spending review cuts British Film Institute budget by 15% 2010-10-21T14:29:00Z The idea was cooked up in 1983 by the British Book Marketing Council – a distant cousin of the milk and wool marketing boards, which has been long since consigned to the bonfire of the quangos. Best of Young British Novelists 4, edited by John Freeman – review 2013-04-16T14:14:05Z The MLA, which handles development work for museums and the public library service, is one of the public bodies earmarked for closure by the government, in what has been dubbed a "bonfire of the quangos". Arts Council takes over libraries, with budgets slashed 2010-12-09T15:56:00Z There's a popular sentiment that it's just another sclerotic bureaucracy, a high-profile quango. Peter Bazalgette: 'Maybe I don't qualify as great or good' 2013-02-24T00:06:07Z We can expect that the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, a quango in charge of curriculum design, may well have had its day. Coalition agreement - the full deal at a glance 2010-05-20T14:13:00Z It will abolish the new Infrastructure Planning Commission, a Soviet-style quango with powers to send nuclear plants, power lines and pylons to your neck of the woods whether you want them or not. What have Labour done for architecture? 2010-04-21T20:30:00Z Like the earlier order closing Stonehenge until Sunday, it was made by English Heritage, the historic monuments quango, and by Wiltshire county council. From the archive, 22 June 1985: Policemen turn hippy camp into no-go area 2013-06-21T23:05:03Z Liz wants to preserve the commonwealth at all costs, Mags calls it "a multiracial quango" and is incensed at the idea that sanctions should hit South Africa. Women, Power and Politics 2010-06-13T17:56:00Z The publicly-owned quango said it was committed to "deliver the right solutions in the most sustainable way" for the Firth of Forth. Tide washing wet wipes on to Firth of Forth shores 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The National Contact Point quango, a subsidiary of the Foreign Office that oversees the complaints, issued a statement on Monday. JCB challenged over machinery used to demolish Palestinian homes 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Across the UK, mines were turned into museums, factories swapped for call centres, meaningful local government replaced by development quangos. This Labour meltdown has been building for decades | Aditya Chakrabortty 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z The probe relates to the quango's Glasgow office and the allegation is understood to involve a six-figure sum of money. Police probe alleged fraud at exams authority 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z She added that smaller companies "don't need a new quango, they need certainty". Labour pledges more help for smaller firms 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The quango recommended radical reform of the ownership rules. Half of England is owned by less than 1% of the population 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The quango is spending £20,000 of its own money on the latest Nancy campaign, which is part-funded by the UK music industry. Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, a quango helping farmers to modernise, is funding experiments in automated broccoli-harvesting. British firms prepare for a future with fewer European migrant workers 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z CFOs are also gaining power within what might be called the shadow ruling class—a network of boards, chairmanships and quangos that hire the CEOs and mark their report cards. The imperial CFO 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z But the concept will finally begin to take form over the next few weeks when the quango Transport for the North publishes its report on regional transport priorities. Five issues that will shape the Northern Powerhouse - BBC News 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z It is likely, though, that both quangos reporting on transport in the North will concentrate their efforts of solutions which bring quick improvement for travellers -like electrifying the Leeds-Manchester route and putting on extra carriages. Northern Powerhouse 'a leap of faith' - BBC News 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z "If the Commons was a quango, it would have been shut down years ago. If it was a business, it would have gone bust in a fortnight." How are SNP MPs settling in at Westminster? - BBC News 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The university teaching budget took a big hit and dozens of quangos were abolished. Spending Review: Department-by-department cuts guide - BBC News 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z But Mr Webb argued that while English city regions were set to be run by "powerful independent-thinking people", Welsh city regions were "poorly defined" quangos led by appointed chairmen. Elected mayors offer more clout, Welsh Conservative says - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Figures from Sport England, a quango, suggest the number of amateur players is slowly falling. Wilting rose 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Mr Cridland's quango Transport for the North is due to publish its first report soon. Northern Powerhouse 'a leap of faith' - BBC News 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Government officials have been facing questions at a Stormont committee over a failure to properly control a quango which collapsed with debts of £1.5m. NI Events Company: Officials face questions over failure to control quango - BBC News 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z A report from a social mobility quango last year warned that the government’s changes to tax credits and benefits will probably increase child poverty. Hiding in plain sight 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The Wales Tourist Board was one of several organisations abolished in 2006 by then First Minister Rhodri Morgan in a so-called "bonfire of the quangos". Tourism body Visit Wales needs culture shift, Tories say - BBC News 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z As Public Appointments Commissioner, Mr Keanie has been the regulator for the recruitment processes for members of boards, commissions and other "quangos" who are appointed by ministers. John Keanie wants Executive to tackle perception that NI boards are for an 'elite' - BBC News 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z It promises, among other cost-cutting measures, to cut the number of advisers and certain quangos, end overseas visits by politicians and stop subsidies to the bars and dining rooms at the Palace of Westminster. Election 2015: How parties would reform Parliament - BBC News 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The party would set up a quango to decide on pay levels and who should be admitted. Farage: Get migration back to normal 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z However, there is no firm agreement on a replacement to the quango which currently rules on marching disputes, the Parades Commission. Key issues addressed by agreement 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The deal between government and the Canal and River Trust is “astonishingly far sighted,” says Simon Thurley, the head of English Heritage, a quango that is undergoing its own separation from Whitehall. Crowded waters 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The decision was announced by the quango Innovate UK, after George Osborne's Autumn Statement. Driverless car UK test bases named 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Newsnight also understands that an independent quango, similar to the Olympic Delivery Authority that was in charge of the 2012 Olympics, is likely to be set up to manage the project. Parliament repairs 'could top £3bn' 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Mr David praised the efforts of organisations like Tech City UK, the government quango helping technology start-ups in the Silicon Roundabout area of east London. Tech firms want 'digital ministers' 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Britain First leader Paul Golding told the BBC he was ignoring the ASA's ruling, describing the organisation as a "toothless, powerless quango". Party must stop using Crown symbol 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z They included most of Scotland's universities, several quangos, the Law Society of Scotland and two businesses - Aquamarine Power and Balhousie Care Group. CBI removed from 'No' vote register 2014-05-01T15:26:45Z However, most of Scotland's universities, several quangos, the Law Society of Scotland and two businesses - Aquamarine Power and Balhousie Care Group - left the organisation as a result of the decision. CBI Scotland chief to step down 2014-04-27T09:23:28Z However, most of Scotland's universities, several quangos, the Law Society of Scotland and two businesses - Aquamarine Power and Balhousie Care Group - have left the organisation as a result of the decision. CBI to reverse independence stance 2014-04-25T16:41:58Z "Until we get that, no amount of tinkering, no amount of quango changing in Westminster, is going to restore confidence and trust." Harman 'harassment recipe' concern 2014-04-12T10:25:48Z The strategy coincided with the abolition of quangos like the Welsh Development Agency, which increased the number of Welsh government staff by 1,400 and significantly increased its estate. £90m civil service jobs move queried 2014-03-25T06:59:25Z The quango said it still intended to press ahead with long-term plans to cut its workforce by about 1,550. Flood agency job cuts 'on hold' 2014-02-14T15:31:59Z Reform Scotland has looked at spending on chief executive salaries in quangos. Quango bosses 'pay gap' highlighted 2013-12-29T11:06:27Z The Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine was abolished in 2010 - as part of the government's "bonfire of quangos" - but its members agreed to provide "expertise... on an ad hoc basis". Wine at government events up 20% 2013-07-11T12:59:14Z The quango is already responsible for taxpayer holdings in such businesses as Royal Mail, Channel 4, Eurostar and the Royal Mint. UK Coal's long-anticipated entry into administration hits pension scheme 2013-07-09T18:45:47Z In particular, Mr Pickles was praised for reducing the size of the department by 60% and abolishing 12 quangos. Pickles rapped over £217m overspend 2013-06-28T11:00:37Z This would cause "a lot of anger" when unpopular developments went ahead "on the say-so of a national quango reporting directly to ministers". Labour would reverse planning laws 2013-06-07T10:17:50Z "Scotland needs to end its love affair with quangos and build democratic accountability through transparency." Quango bosses 'pay gap' highlighted 2013-12-29T11:06:27Z His previous strokes of luck include being appointed chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority, the highest-paid quango boss in the UK, and being knighted for "services to regeneration" despite not being a Time Lord. Our satisfaction with rubbish trains means free beer money for rail execs 2013-06-01T23:05:00Z However, early plans to involve the Shareholder Executive investment quango in a rescue of UK Coal were ultimately ditched. UK Coal's long-anticipated entry into administration hits pension scheme 2013-07-09T18:45:47Z Ministers and the National Farmers Union say the quango, which sets rates of pay for labourers and managers, is obsolete and wasteful. MPs to debate farm wage quango axe 2013-04-24T02:21:17Z The adverts appeared on the website of UK Sport, the quango that will receive £500m in exchequer and lottery funding over the next four years to fund elite Olympic sport. Football clubs accused of exploiting unpaid interns 2013-04-12T18:52:24Z The think-tank has called for most quangos to be reintegrated into government departments, giving ministers accountability for decisions. Quango bosses 'pay gap' highlighted 2013-12-29T11:06:27Z More recently, she has seen off a proposed merger with the grassroots sport agency Sport England as part of Cameron's damp-squib "bonfire of the quangos" that she feared would dull UK Sport's focus. Baroness Sue Campbell: 'I really believe sport changes lives' 2013-03-25T14:50:24Z The latest Active People survey, published by Sport England, the quango responsible for allocating lottery money, shows that two million adults now take part in athletics for at least 30 minutes a week. After the Olympic glory, cash crisis hits athletics clubs 2013-03-23T14:21:45Z Paterson is one of the Tories who joyfully shared the scorched earth months of the summer of 2010 when war was declared on quangos and the bloated, as they saw it, "Brownian" state. The meat scandal shows all that is rotten about our free marketeers 2013-02-17T00:06:22Z The coalition government broke up much of the FSA in its bonfire of the quangos, so that responsibility in the current scandal is split. Horsemeat scandal: the essential guide 2013-02-15T18:22:25Z Undemocratic quangos assumed control of a vast budget and a great deal of public life in the UK. Beware Eric Pickles' quiet revolution 2013-01-29T13:05:57Z It suggested that the quango should get a series of extra powers related to community relations, and should in the future be known as the Equality and Good Relations Commission. Walls should 'come down by 2022' 2013-01-24T17:32:19Z Ironic that this Govt promised no more "nanny state" and "burning of the quangos", and is now creating more and more quangos, tiers, and non-jobs and setting up inquiries by the day. First supermarket ombudsman named 2013-01-21T10:56:13Z Business secretary Vince Cable has backed the idea, arguing that the Bank is the only quango that doesn't have boosting growth as one of its objectives. Back down on austerity, Osborne urged as Britain slips towards triple-dip 2013-01-19T21:23:41Z The Food Standards Agency, meanwhile, was itself eviscerated by the coalition government as part of the Conservatives' "bonfire of the quangos". Horsemeat burger scandal: history repeating itself 2013-01-16T17:36:09Z However, that £10.8bn cut masks big drops in spending in over 40 government departments and quangos, including 'protected' areas such as health and education. Government spending by department, 2011-12: get the data 2012-12-04T22:30:00Z One option is for the quango to continue funding community groups, another is for this funding role to be subject to a review. Walls should 'come down by 2022' 2013-01-24T17:32:19Z Many are thought to favour an independent body to run franchising, along the lines of Opraf, the scrapped quango which allocated most of the contracts in the early days of privatisation. Long-term rail contracts should be scrapped, industry leaders say 2012-11-25T15:26:26Z The only innovation amid a welter of centralisation has been a few quangos gone and the suggestion that every new regulation must replace an old one. Bureacracy has become the BBC's dieback disease 2012-11-13T20:30:01Z This means a "massive shift of resources", says the LGA, from town halls to the Planning Inspectorate, a quango answerable to ministers. Lord Heseltine's vision had already been rejected by Osborne 2012-11-06T16:00:03Z Laid before Parliament in July each year, they are the definitive guide to how much each department or quango has spent in each financial year. Government spending by department, 2011-12: get the data 2012-12-04T22:30:00Z However, the quango was criticised in June for operating in a way that was "potentially counterproductive". Facebook exec joins Tech City UK 2012-10-22T10:07:10Z In short, the group was relatively smaller and they are the ones now disproportionately present in the upper echelons of the corporate world, the civil service and quangos. Daily chart: Healthy, wealthy and wise 2012-09-11T15:07:56Z Mr Swinney has direct control over pay when it comes to Scottish government workers and staff at quangos, but local authority employees negotiate directly with council bosses. Swinney budget to focus on growth 2012-09-19T23:50:43Z The of the question from Heathrow expansion to scrapping quangos and the Human Rights Act, repatriating powers from Europe and slashing public spending. Ready for Britain's 'new heroes'? 2012-08-29T04:01:20Z "But there is plenty more to do in terms of cracking down on the quango state," said the organisation's chief executive Matthew Sinclair. Axed quango numbers exceed 100 2012-08-22T00:35:06Z Indeed, UK Sport, now the subject of so much ministerial genuflection, was among the agencies earmarked for Francis Maude's "bonfire of the quangos" less than two years ago. Why Osborne should pay heed to our Olympics triumph 2012-08-20T19:00:14Z Within a year, ministers had announced the independent living fund, a state-funded quango to award discretionary grants worth hundreds of pounds a week to disabled people to live in the community. Behind the Paralympics, the reality for disabled people in Britain 2012 2012-08-20T18:05:01Z Ambitious quangos such as Yorkshire Gold have been set up to ensure the region benefits economically and culturally from London2012. Olympic legacy: winning for the north 2012-08-13T06:00:00Z Ministers say it is a major milestone in its programme to reform quangos. Waterways charity set for launch 2012-07-11T23:37:10Z The Taxpayers Alliance, which campaigns for better value for money from public spending, said the abolition of "unnecessary and costly" quangos was welcome. Axed quango numbers exceed 100 2012-08-22T00:35:06Z Instead, a quango called the London Legacy Development Corporation is in charge. London's new public square at King's Cross is a private affair 2012-06-11T12:40:07Z In 2010 Lord Lester ended up opposing his own amendment to the Public Bodies Bill - aimed at restricting ministers' powers to abolish quangos. Peer explains 'ridiculous' vote 2012-02-21T15:15:22Z Detailed negotiations took place, however, Scottish government quango, Scottish Development International offered the online retailer nearly £2m to aid its investment. What is devolution max? 2012-02-20T14:39:13Z Much of the costs by staff at the quango were incurred as a result of train or airline tickets and hotel accommodation for staff who travelled on business. Quango 'has ?6m credit card bill' 2011-08-07T01:03:33Z Top civil servants and quango chiefs earning over £150. Top paid civil servants and quango chiefs: See who gets the most 2011-08-03T07:30:00Z The number of civil servants and quango chiefs earning more than £150,000 has been cut by more than 50 during the past year, the government has revealed. Fewer top earners in Whitehall 2011-08-02T15:38:16Z The number of civil servants and quango chiefs on salaries over £150,000 has been cut by more than 50 over the past year. Wage bill for top civil servants cut by ?10m 2011-08-02T13:41:24Z An analysis of productions funded by the UK Film Council has revealed huge variations in what the defunct quango has seen as a return on its recent investments. UK Film Council's winners and losers revealed 2011-07-30T20:43:20Z The figure was revealed in an assembly answer to David McNarry Almost £500,000 of taxpayer money has been spent investigating the collapse of a government quango. Quango inquiry has cost ?474,000 2011-07-08T16:30:58Z Click here to go to the interactive The government has published the salaries of all public servants, including quango chiefs, who earn £150,000 or more. Top paid civil servants and quango chiefs: See who gets the most 2011-08-03T07:30:00Z The School Food Trust is losing its status as a public body, as part of ministers' drive to cut quangos. School lunches take-up increases 2011-07-07T11:07:21Z Last year ministers published a list of civil servants and quango bosses paid more than £150,000. Mandarin salaries to be disclosed 2011-06-22T10:22:49Z He said the plans were driven not by what was best for children but by the drive for a "bonfire of the quangos". Crime agency plan to be outlined 2011-06-08T05:00:58Z It began in 2008, when the Department of Trade commissioned a Company Inspectorate examination of the quango, including the role of its board. Quango inquiry has cost ?474,000 2011-07-08T16:30:58Z The move prompted the resignation of Ceop's former head Jim Gamble over concerns that the changes were motivated by by a desire to cut the number of quangos rather than improve child protection. 'Record' numbers saved from abuse 2011-05-31T02:08:44Z The Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine was abolished last year - one of 192 quangos to be axed by the government. Government wine cellar avoids axe 2011-05-13T10:14:46Z "A handful of quangos, foundations and wealthy individuals hold too much power over what art gets funded," the Wedidthis manifesto says. Looking for loot 2011-03-28T04:37:05Z If a quango is wound up, redundancy ensures the softest possible landing. Will Hutton's naive pay review won't stop the bosses' bonus racket 2011-03-15T19:30:00Z There are fears that the closure of the UK Film Council, a victim of the government's drive to slash the number of quangos, will leave UK film-makers, in particular women, without a champion. Damsels in distress 2011-03-10T02:41:54Z Remember: did the government reduce the number of quangos, reduce public sector employment, and attempt to deal with the public sector pensions issue? Will Fine Gael also err with expenditure? 2011-03-03T10:49:56Z Labour is now urging the government to save other doomed bodies such as the UK Film Council from its "bonfire of the quangos". Quango scrapping powers dropped 2011-03-01T15:58:27Z A quango that praised as one of the organisations that will "bring the wealth, the jobs and the opportunity our country needs so badly" is being scrapped with the loss of more than 300 jobs. Quango praised by David Cameron is scrapped along with 300 jobs 2011-02-15T15:21:13Z The board is being abolished as part of the government's decision in October's Spending Review to axe 24 quangos. Youth crime warning over cut plan 2011-02-15T00:14:56Z Glasgow alone is to pull £400,000 in funding to the tourism quango and focus on its own city marketing bureau. Funding blows for VisitScotland 2011-02-12T00:19:40Z As part of the public sector spending squeeze, a budget review group is currently examining the role of all arms length bodies with an view to rationalising quangos before May. NI economic think tank to close 2011-02-09T06:18:29Z Under the previous government, it was "one initiative after the next, one quango after the next, one ringfenced budget after the next", Clegg said. Nick Clegg: We need to get basics right for economic growth strategy 2011-02-04T10:03:18Z This is being presented as a way of saving money by dismantling the structure of several large quangos, each with its own infrastructure and board. Schools Bill 2011-01-28T10:47:39Z The Scottish government's budget will see cuts to spending and a public sector pay freeze for government staff, government agency workers and those employed by quangos earning £21,000 a year or more. MSPs to vote on Scottish budget 2011-01-26T01:06:52Z These are economists who were never convinced the private sector could soak up the outflow from local government, quangos and Whitehall. Osborne's cuts strike at the roots of the British economy 2011-01-25T15:06:40Z Earlier this month the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said the cull of quangos would not save much money or improve accountability. Quangos 'get reprieve' from cull 2011-01-24T18:09:38Z Perhaps surprisingly, another small investor is Scottish Enterprise, the Scottish government-funded investment quango. Offshore companies that holed HMV below the waterline 2011-01-19T18:12:55Z But despite this, government supporters say the main shift of power is away from un-elected quangos and remote town halls towards individual schools and teachers in the classroom. Schools Bill 2011-01-28T10:47:39Z He proposes establishing an Early Intervention Foundation, a new non-government body, at a time when the government is committed to shutting down such quangos. Making the case for early intervention 2011-01-19T07:00:00Z Now City analysts and government experts expect big private contractors such as Capita, Serco and Sodexho to benefit as councils and quangos follow Suffolk's lead and outsource services in a bid to save money. Private sector poised to soak up services after massive jobs cull 2011-01-16T00:07:00Z Mr Gamble said the government's plans to bring Ceop under a new FBI-style agency were driven not by what was best for children, but by the drive for a "bonfire of the quangos". Agency change 'risk to children' 2011-01-10T11:50:13Z The replacement of one quango for another - the National Crime Agency taking the place of the National Policing Improvement Agency - appears to be slipping as well. Reform agenda 'behind schedule' 2011-01-08T08:30:07Z At present the funding arrangements for academies are conducted by an arm's-length quango, the Young Peoples Learning Agency for England. Schools Bill 2011-01-28T10:47:39Z Was the government right to scrap scores of quangos? Quango reduction plan 'botched' 2011-01-07T11:46:16Z In a letter to Prince Philip, signed "Your Royal Highness's most humble and obedient servant", Sir Leo said ministers were responsible for looking at the quangos in their departments. Quango name 'source of ridicule' 2010-12-30T04:11:55Z In deploying quangos and governing bodies to increase participation, government may be seeking better bread than can be made from wheat. Participation in sport is vital, but it will not come for free 2010-12-22T00:06:01Z Job losses so far extend from the local authorities to Whitehall to quangos and government-funded charities. Coalition wields axe over Christmas as 100,000 jobs to go by spring 2010-12-16T00:06:00Z His hard-hitting report recommending the close of over 200 quangos was largely ignored. Irish bailout: what's next for Ireland as the IMF moves in? 2010-11-21T21:02:00Z But in its report , the cross-party Commons public administration select committee said the tests used to judge the quangos were "hopelessly unclear". Quango reduction plan 'botched' 2011-01-07T11:46:16Z Sir Leo's aim was a "rapid, significant reduction in quangos and their staff and costs", but another instruction pointed to the Iron Lady's softer side. Quango name 'source of ridicule' 2010-12-30T04:11:55Z As the quango re-evaluates its funding plans in the wake of budget cuts of 30%, those sports not delivering could suffer. England can win 2015 World Cup, says RFU chief executive John Steele 2010-10-27T07:00:00Z Finally, the chancellor announced the expected "bonfire of the quangos" as part of a war on waste. Spending review: Osborne gambles with the economy 2010-10-20T17:44:00Z Private Eye discovered that in 2007 this quango paid its chief executive just over a million pounds. For the Conservatives, this is not a financial crisis but a long-awaited opportunity 2010-10-18T19:00:00Z The Conservative manifesto said over the course of a Parliament, £1bn a year would be saved "from quango bureaucracy". Quango reduction plan 'botched' 2011-01-07T11:46:16Z In notes accompanying his draft report, he said he did not want to be a "spoil-sport" but the shorthand term quango did "not really fit". Quango name 'source of ridicule' 2010-12-30T04:11:55Z Instead they engage in a form of displacement activity, fiddling with child benefit and quangos. Savers are lending to the banks 2010-10-18T08:44:00Z The merger forms part of the government's "bonfire of the quangos" and is likely to be more controversial than other cuts. Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission to merge 2010-10-14T10:17:00Z Take just one example: the very first quango the coalition axed was Becta, the clunkily named British Educational Communications and Technology Agency. The Tory wastebuster Philip Green says: bring back the quangos 2010-10-11T19:30:00Z Business secretary Vince Cable is expected to announce that the energy watchdog Consumer Focus is to be abolished in the 'bonfire of the quangos'. Consumer Focus watchdog to be axed in 'bonfire of the quangos' 2010-10-09T23:08:00Z "I just don't think the interests of children are best served by setting up a new quango." Children's online protection centre staff quit in clash with ministers 2010-10-05T20:26:00Z Every quango has a board to support, a staff, an office block and an ever-widening family of dependent NGOs, regulators, consultants, conference venues and press facilities. When the ship sinks, the elite grab all the lifeboats 2010-10-05T19:30:00Z Labour had proposed to make Ceop a non-departmental public body, but May said last night the coalition government did not want to create another "quango". Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre row deepens 2010-10-05T14:55:00Z The government recognises the importance of child protection and wants to build upon the work of Ceop, but does not necessarily feel this is best done by creating a new quango. Government blamed for resignation of online child protection chief 2010-10-05T10:24:00Z The business department declined to comment, other than to say that the quango review would be announced this week. Consumer Focus watchdog to be axed in 'bonfire of the quangos' 2010-10-09T23:08:00Z The coalition's recently leaked document on a "bonfire of the quangos" tersely earmarked Ofcom "merge with Postcomm" and "subject to substantial reform", but no detailed proposals for reform have been made. Ofcom needs sharper teeth 2010-10-04T06:00:00Z Like children, quangos must be defended with our lives against all known predators. When the ship sinks, the elite grab all the lifeboats 2010-10-05T19:30:00Z Both in progress Cutting quangos ran through both party manifestos. Coalition agreement: our complete audit of the programme for government 2010-09-17T07:30:00Z While Becta can be credited with getting interactive whiteboards into schools and programmes such as Laptops for Teachers, the quango will not be universally mourned. Will the loss of Becta give schools a fresh chance to make technology click? 2010-08-17T05:59:00Z The government is stopping the support for a film quango, not the film industry. Steven Spielberg's studio 'concerned' by move to axe UK Film Council 2010-08-12T17:49:00Z Stopping money being spent on a film quango is not the same as stopping money being spent on film. Jeremy Hunt: I've cut the UK Film Council so that money goes to the industry 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z A quango can be created in a day but it takes blood, sweat, tears and a torrent of abuse to abolish it. When the ship sinks, the elite grab all the lifeboats 2010-10-05T19:30:00Z "Stopping money being spent on a film quango is not the same as stopping money being spent on film," he writes. Film Council: Jeremy Hunt hits out at critics of his decision to axe it 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z The quango was responsible for overseeing the technology component of BSF contracts. Will the loss of Becta give schools a fresh chance to make technology click? 2010-08-17T05:59:00Z In the case of the Film Council, it had proved to be an arts quango with commercial nous as well as cultural importance. Axing of Film Council raises key questions about arts funding 2010-07-31T23:05:00Z What is needed is a rigorous review of Sport England, a quango which has struggled to make substantial improvement in participation levels. Letters: Sport for all ? or an Olympic elite? 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z But academics, scientists, arts, the BBC and thousands of quango regulators are up in arms. When the ship sinks, the elite grab all the lifeboats 2010-10-05T19:30:00Z Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Bonuses at taxpayer-funded quango the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority rose by almost a third last year even though it faces a £4bn budget shortfall by 2015. Staff at nuclear decommissioning quango paid ?5m in bonuses 2010-07-16T17:33:00Z For years, this has been done by Becta, the schools technology quango. Will the loss of Becta give schools a fresh chance to make technology click? 2010-08-17T05:59:00Z In this sense, the abolition of arts quangos has ramifications that go beyond the practical and into the realm of principle. Axing of Film Council raises key questions about arts funding 2010-07-31T23:05:00Z She said the Government Economic Service and quangos such as the pay review bodies are staffed by professors who are overwhelmingly male. Women can do the maths ? so why are there none on the MPC? 2010-07-09T23:27:00Z Cuts in Whitehall, local government and quangos will reduce public sector employment by around 12%, it says. George Osborne needs 2m private jobs rise to balance public sector losses 2010-06-30T22:22:00Z A review of existing quangos is well overdue. Plan for Green Investment Bank backed up by independent report 2010-06-29T17:24:00Z Formerly known as the British Educational and Communications Technology Association, the quango was established in 1988 to promote better use of IT in education. Will the loss of Becta give schools a fresh chance to make technology click? 2010-08-17T05:59:00Z The Green Investment Bank Commission argues cutting the number of green quangos would help reduce the nation's carbon output. Government commission urges rapid setting up of Green Investment Bank 2010-06-29T17:51:00Z The terms of reference will allow the former Observer editor to look at pay in quangos as well as some of the largest regulators. BBC and Royal Mail left out of public sector pay inquiry 2010-06-17T06:00:00Z It swelled with school quangos, regional agencies, Heathrow runways, student fees, criminal records computers and ID cards. Tax or cuts, hawks or doves? We are lost in a fiscal fog 2010-06-15T19:30:00Z Cable said he planned to abolish some quangos, and suggested he was keen to cut the regulatory burden on British companies. Vince Cable pledges to make banks help UK economy 2010-06-03T12:39:00Z But Becta is one of the first quangos earmarked for closure as part of £6bn cuts announced by the coalition government in May. Will the loss of Becta give schools a fresh chance to make technology click? 2010-08-17T05:59:00Z Only some of the funding would come from existing quangos. Government commission urges rapid setting up of Green Investment Bank 2010-06-29T17:51:00Z It will apply across all government departments, agencies and quangos. George Osborne's ?6.5bn spending cuts ? at a glance 2010-05-24T11:43:00Z The £6bn of extra cuts imposed by Osborne are expected to affect the business department budget and quangos. Eurozone rift threatens renewed market turmoil 2010-05-23T19:08:00Z There will also be what Osborne described as "significant reductions to the cost of quangos". Treasury brings forward ?6bn Labour cuts 2010-05-17T21:43:00Z Efficiency savings However within these totals there is still some money that goes on administration, quangos, and programmes that are imposed on schools by central government. School sums 2010-04-23T23:28:00Z Among other pledges, the BNP wants to leave the European Union, withdraw British troops from Afghanistan and abolish regional development agencies and other quangos. BNP to 'end Muslim immigration' 2010-04-23T13:01:00Z The policy, agreed at a meeting of Labour's national executive committee and cabinet today, would not apply in the NHS or to quangos but would encompass thousands of civil servants. David Cameron: public sector chiefs will be forced to take pay cut 2010-04-08T21:00:00Z So we've said we want the policy-making functions of quangos like Ofcom and the Arts Council to be returned to ministers. Media moguls 2010-04-03T13:09:00Z That includes a wide range of potential savings: cutting quangos such as the Regional Development Agencies, which turn businesses into grant junkies. Budget 2010: Darling and rivals must get serious on cuts | Matthew Sinclair 2010-03-26T10:30:00Z Government expenditure via the Carbon Trust and other relevant quangos could be used as well. Green investment bank may be announced in the budget, but what would it deliver? 2010-03-23T13:39:00Z He should choose a course of action that gains the biggest headlines but causes the minimum pain for the voters, like abolishing quangos which the public hate. City Diaries 2010-03-18T23:47:00Z The Conservatives will also pledge to publish all central government and quango spending over £25,000, including contracts, on the internet. Tories pledge 'fastest broadband' 2010-03-11T14:34:00Z "On one hand the SNP call for restraint, but then they waste £30m on setting up expensive quangos like the invisible Skills Development Scotland and the laughable Scottish Futures Trust," he added. Biggest squeeze since devolution 2010-02-25T01:30:00Z |
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