See my post here.

The Economist had a leader article on this very point in last Friday's edition. Here. Another Economist leader here.

I still don't quite understand. Should government be seeking to set-up as many quangos as possible? Might 'good government' be the setting-up, creating good mandates for, and the overseeing of quangos? Maybe it's the case already. Aren't the army, police, judicial system, NHS etc. all quangos?