What the fuck is a quango and does it bear any relation to a Zipzorp, a wazzlesnatch or fizzy lifting drinks?
(, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 8:24, archived)
of course, you could have just read the fucking story rather than just glancing at the headlines, but still, it's a semi-autonomous company or agency that reports to and is accounted by the Government.
It is NOT a fruit, carpet shampoo or type of Renault
(, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 8:28, archived)
It is essentially a non-governmental organization which carries out functions of government.
They sometimes receive funding from government but are largely kept outside the governmental departmental structure.
/civil servant
(, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 8:30, archived)
(, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 8:47, archived)