Quango (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Quango" in Simple English language version.

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22bbc.co.uk

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bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; Simple English: 9^th place)

bbc.co.uk

BBC News: More than 100 quangos axed by coalition, say ministers.

news.bbc.co.uk

"Agencies branded 'waste of money'". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-08. Quangos set up to improve the fortunes of the English regions have been branded a costly and ineffectual waste of money by a pressure group.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; Simple English: 47^th place)

One by one, the quangos are abolished. But at what cost? Archived 2010-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, N Morris, The Independent, 2010-07-27, accessed 2010-08-15.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/05/opinion/l-letter-on-quasi-public-organizations-whence-came-the-quango-and-why-969587.html?pagewanted=1 Letter: On Quasi-Public Organizations; whence came the Quango, and why - New York Times Opinion page by Alan Pifer

official-documents.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

archive.official-documents.co.uk

"Public Bodies 1997, "Introduction"". Archived from the original on 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

scotland.gov.uk (Global: 9,315^th place; Simple English: 4,730^th place)

Scottish Government Scottish Government public bodies site Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine

thetimes.co.uk (Global: 1,280^th place; Simple English: 322^nd place)

"The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk.

timesonline.co.uk (Global: 437^th place; Simple English: 238^th place)

According to a survey carried out by the think-tank Tasc in 2006. Focus: What's wrong with quangos? Archived 2011-02-22 at the Wayback Machine — The Sunday Times newspaper article, 29 October 2006

typepad.com (Global: 1,805^th place; Simple English: 1,341^st place)

tpa.typepad.com

"Focus: THE UNSEEN GOVERNMENT OF THE UK" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"Public Bodies 1997, "Introduction"". Archived from the original on 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
"Focus: THE UNSEEN GOVERNMENT OF THE UK" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
One by one, the quangos are abolished. But at what cost? Archived 2010-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, N Morris, The Independent, 2010-07-27, accessed 2010-08-15.
Scottish Government Scottish Government public bodies site Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
According to a survey carried out by the think-tank Tasc in 2006. Focus: What's wrong with quangos? Archived 2011-02-22 at the Wayback Machine — The Sunday Times newspaper article, 29 October 2006

Quango (Simple English Wikipedia)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; Simple English: 9th place)

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; Simple English: 47th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; Simple English: 8th place)

official-documents.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

archive.official-documents.co.uk

scotland.gov.uk (Global: 9,315th place; Simple English: 4,730th place)

thetimes.co.uk (Global: 1,280th place; Simple English: 322nd place)

timesonline.co.uk (Global: 437th place; Simple English: 238th place)

typepad.com (Global: 1,805th place; Simple English: 1,341st place)