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Responding to the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster’s letter asking quangos to justify their existence or be shut down, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
“For too long, Britain’s sprawling network of quangos has operated in the shadows, with successive governments all too willing to look the other way at best and empower them further at worst.
“Taxpayers have heard bold promises to slash bureaucracy before, but past attempts have been half-hearted and hopelessly ineffective, more likely leading to rebrands rather than fundamental reform.
“Labour must go beyond tough talk - it’s time for Britain’s quangos to be uncovered.”
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Founded in 2004 by Matthew Elliott and Andrew Allum, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) campaigns to reform taxes and public services, cut waste and speak up for British taxpayers. Find out more at www.taxpayersalliance.com.
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TaxPayers' Alliance's research council.
- Read the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster’s letter in full here.