The TaxPayers' Alliance has today released a 'Quangocrat Rich List', revealing details of the 238 Quango chiefs who are 
in the top 1% of earners. The report follows the announcement that Network Rail boss Mark Carne will step down this year after concerns about performance. 

The purview and spending power of quangos, has grown substantially over the last two decades. Despite calls for a bonfire of the quangos, there are still hundreds of taxpayer funded public bodies, costing taxpayers' over £200 billion last year. 

The research note looked at 305 quangos and listed the details of all employees earning more than £164,000.