Jenkins: It’s been botched

Bernard Jenkin, chairman of the public administration committee, comments on the bonfire of the quangos:

“The whole process was rushed and poorly handled and should have been thought through a lot more.

“This was a fantastic opportunity to help build the ‘big society’ and save money at the same time, but it has been botched.

“The government needs to rethink which functions public bodies need to perform and consider transferring some of these functions over to mutuals and charities.”