| Elected assemblies will draw their powers mainly from central government, its agencies and quangos not from local government. |
| Appointments to non-departmental bodies like quangos are subject to the scrutiny of the Public Appointments Commission. |
| Unless we devolve powers to county level and abolish the quangos, we will fail to energise local government to the challenges of the 21st century. |
| New-style council cabinets work in collusion with unelected quangos to increasingly control spending. |
| Despite ministerial promises of rich pickings and public support from various quangos, it appears that only a few scraps will be handed out to Scottish firms. |
| Let us judge whether people are fit to represent us, not these unelected, unaccountable standards quangos, committees and commissioners. |
