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Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« on: June 30, 2008, 02:51:45 PM »
I heard on the news over the weekend that according to information acquired by the Taxpayers Alliance through FOI the government is paying in excess of £64billion a year on quangoes.


Why?


Can they honestly justify the existence of these entities? Pensions have been gutted, the health service is almost terminal, tax is running rampant and we are expected to fund these groups? Just what the hell do hey do for us?  Banghead
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2008, 03:40:04 PM »
There is a jolly good reason for them.A bad one.

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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2008, 12:56:46 PM »
When might that be?
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2008, 01:06:36 PM »
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2008, 01:33:20 PM »
They spend the money the Govt would spend anyway (though with extra admin costs). The trick is that when they f*ck up (as they often do) they get the blame and the Ministers reponsible can say "Not me guv." "Operational reponsibility."
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2008, 02:17:49 PM »
So we are paying increased taxes just so there useless morons can cover their arses???  cussing:
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2008, 02:27:10 PM »
Quote from: Nick on July 01, 2008, 01:33:20 PM
They spend the money the Govt would spend anyway (though with extra admin costs). The trick is that when they f*ck up (as they often do) they get the blame and the Ministers reponsible can say "Not me guv." "Operational reponsibility."

It took nearly 24 hours to find this!  eeek:
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2008, 02:55:50 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on July 01, 2008, 02:27:10 PM
Quote from: Nick on July 01, 2008, 01:33:20 PM
They spend the money the Govt would spend anyway (though with extra admin costs). The trick is that when they f*ck up (as they often do) they get the blame and the Ministers reponsible can say "Not me guv." "Operational reponsibility."

It took nearly 24 hours to find this!  eeek:
lol: lol: lol:
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2008, 03:03:37 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on July 01, 2008, 02:17:49 PM
So we are paying increased taxes just so there useless morons can cover their arses???  cussing:

But I thought everybody knew that. whistle:
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2008, 03:10:16 PM »
I know, I was just trying to keep some degree of optimism about where my taxes ended up.  redface:
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2008, 03:29:37 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on July 01, 2008, 02:27:10 PM
Quote from: Nick on July 01, 2008, 01:33:20 PM
They spend the money the Govt would spend anyway (though with extra admin costs). The trick is that when they f*ck up (as they often do) they get the blame and the Ministers reponsible can say "Not me guv." "Operational reponsibility."

It took nearly 24 hours to find this!  eeek:

No, I just forgot about it!

The essay by Adrian Perry in this free download is a cracker (and quite funny)

https://www.lsneducation.org.uk/user/order.aspx?code=002159&src=XOWEB
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2008, 03:31:30 PM »
That's more like it! Some actually research!  cloud9:
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2008, 03:32:39 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on July 01, 2008, 03:31:30 PM
That's more like it! Some actually research!  cloud9:


Don't get carried away Wenchy ~ It is a lengthy and tedious download  tunble:
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2008, 03:34:29 PM »
























I have no intention of actually reading it!
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Re: Just what do we have Quangoes for?
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2008, 03:50:02 PM »
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