Comments on: Suggest a quango or three for the bonfire http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/ Incisive and topical campaigns and commentary on today's issues and tomorrow's problems Thu, 24 May 2012 20:42:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Toby 2 http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18934 Toby 2 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:51:56 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18934 Quangoes are havens for useless Labour placemen ! It's time to abolish them all. Quangoes are havens for useless Labour placemen ! It's time to abolish them all.

]]> By: Citizen Responsible http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18933 Citizen Responsible Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:40:38 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18933 According to figures obtained by the Sunday Times under the Freedom of Information Act, quangos have spent millions of pounds hiring celebrities over the past 3 years for such events as prize giving ceremonies and after dinner speeches. The most star struck quango of them all was "The Learning and Skills Council", which spent £400,000 hiring more than 50 personalities. This is another example of quango extravagance while failing to deliver the core service. According to figures obtained by the Sunday Times under the Freedom of Information Act, quangos have spent millions of pounds hiring celebrities over the past 3 years for such events as prize giving ceremonies and after dinner speeches.
The most star struck quango of them all was “The Learning and Skills Council”, which spent £400,000 hiring more than 50 personalities. This is another example of quango extravagance while failing to deliver the core service.

]]> By: Citizen Responsible http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18932 Citizen Responsible Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:44:18 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18932 A report has now been published criticising the management and spending of the EHRC. Five out of the sixteen commissionaires have resigned since April in protest about the management of the EHRC. Also, against the rules, 7 senior staff were paid a total of £620,000 in redundancy pay and then re-employed as consultants. The public spending watchdog has refused to sign off the accounts. Apparently, the government was told about the financial irregularities at the time but took no action. Despite all this, Trevor Phillips was re-appointed as chairman for another 3 years with the full support of Harriet Harman, days before the report was published and Trevor Phillips in now on holiday. I assume the timing was deliberate. A report has now been published criticising the management and spending of the EHRC. Five out of the sixteen commissionaires have resigned since April in protest about the management of the EHRC. Also, against the rules, 7 senior staff were paid a total of £620,000 in redundancy pay and then re-employed as consultants.
The public spending watchdog has refused to sign off the accounts. Apparently, the government was told about the financial irregularities at the time but took no action. Despite all this, Trevor Phillips was re-appointed as chairman for another 3 years with the full support of Harriet Harman, days before the report was published and Trevor Phillips in now on holiday. I assume the timing was deliberate.

]]> By: Citizen Responsible http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18931 Citizen Responsible Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:58:17 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18931 The Learning and Skills Council. According to Friday’s Daily Mail, the Learning and Skills Council, Britain’s biggest quango (annual budget £12 billion, 3500 staff), is being disbanded and replaced by 3 new quangos next April. The council wasted hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer’s money through catastrophic mismanagement of a college building programme. The chief executive resigned in March with a £100,000 payoff. We also learn that 4 of the executives have pension funds valued at more than £1 million. Yet again, we see these people rewarded for failure. How many of the failed executives will still be employed in the 3 replacement quangos? The Learning and Skills Council.

According to Friday’s Daily Mail, the Learning and Skills Council, Britain’s biggest quango (annual budget £12 billion, 3500 staff), is being disbanded and replaced by 3 new quangos next April. The council wasted hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer’s money through catastrophic mismanagement of a college building programme. The chief executive resigned in March with a £100,000 payoff. We also learn that 4 of the executives have pension funds valued at more than £1 million. Yet again, we see these people rewarded for failure. How many of the failed executives will still be employed in the 3 replacement quangos?

]]> By: [[NAME EDITED]] http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18930 [[NAME EDITED]] Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:06:19 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18930 Ah! A reply from the "folk". Ah! A reply from the “folk”.

]]> By: Stuart Fairney http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18929 Stuart Fairney Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:23:29 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18929 Might I also request another vote on the Welsh assembly; Remember the last one? 25% yes, 25% no, 50% didn't care enough to vote. Hardly the settled will of the people for constitutional change! Of course it would mean sacking some useless third rate politicians. Might I also request another vote on the Welsh assembly; Remember the last one? 25% yes, 25% no, 50% didn’t care enough to vote. Hardly the settled will of the people for constitutional change!

Of course it would mean sacking some useless third rate politicians.

]]> By: Stuart Fairney http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18928 Stuart Fairney Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:21:07 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18928 This seems to be modern poolitics in general, this lot are perhaps the worst example, led by a man who simply cannot say mea culpa This seems to be modern poolitics in general, this lot are perhaps the worst example, led by a man who simply cannot say mea culpa

]]> By: no one http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18927 no one Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:31:29 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18927 yes there are a few examples of good MP's from state schools re " if you are reasonably well educated and middle-aged or below, you will probably have been at a public school or one of the few remaining grammars." what total and utter nonsense out in the the real world there are lots of people who would make great MP's who had a state education, many struggled through the poor comprehensive system, many are keeping this country solvent in their own ways whats worse it attitudes like this, and daves, and army generals, and so much of society that folk are in positions because their public school education is so much better, and they are automatically the best we need a radical real meritocracy agenda its going to be laughable having more ethnic and female faces in the commons when the whole place speaks in public school accents, how representative is that going to be? such a joke, and not being taken seriously as far as i can see yes there are a few examples of good MP’s from state schools

re ” if you are reasonably well educated and middle-aged or below, you will probably have been at a public school or one of the few remaining grammars.” what total and utter nonsense

out in the the real world there are lots of people who would make great MP’s who had a state education, many struggled through the poor comprehensive system, many are keeping this country solvent in their own ways

whats worse it attitudes like this, and daves, and army generals, and so much of society that folk are in positions because their public school education is so much better, and they are automatically the best

we need a radical real meritocracy agenda

its going to be laughable having more ethnic and female faces in the commons when the whole place speaks in public school accents, how representative is that going to be?

such a joke, and not being taken seriously as far as i can see

]]> By: adam http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18926 adam Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:46:51 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18926 cut costs by actually talking to people who work in public services. its easy whats hard is to think up lots of new selling points to justify yet more law. cut costs by actually talking to people who work in public services. its easy
whats hard is to think up lots of new selling points to justify yet more law.

]]> By: Ross Warren http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/06/suggest-a-quango-or-three-for-the-bonfire/#comment-18925 Ross Warren Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:43:29 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=3993#comment-18925 Is this (Quango abolition) the election winning issue? It hits a nerve. I think most people have had at least one run in with these jobs-worths and know instinctively that these unselected organisations are draining the coffers. Is this (Quango abolition) the election winning issue?

It hits a nerve. I think most people have had at least one run in with these jobs-worths and know instinctively that these unselected organisations are draining the coffers.

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