PaulB - regarding your point about QUANGOs. Were you aware that in just the last 2 years Gordon Brown's Government has set up 40 of them....
They have mushroomed as never before and while there is a role for some of these they clearly are now out of hand. I do believe we are entering a new era of politics post expenses scandal and credit crunch and as a result there will be a massive change in the way Government does business. The big question is what role would QUANGOS play. I believe that they will be reduced significantly in their scope, role and funding.
There is an interesting article about them (not a long one) here:
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2009/07/andrew-haldenby-.html