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  1. Quango

    otherusesof Quango Quango or qango is an acronym variously spelt out as quasi non governmental organisation , quasi autonomous non governmental organisation , and quasi autonomous national government organisation used notably in the United Kingdom , Republic of Ireland Ireland and elsewhere to label an organisation to which government has devolution devolved power. In the United Kingdom the official ... to quango by Anthony Barker, a British participant during a follow up conference on the subject. ref http 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 ..., ref name Wettenhall Wettenhall, R 1981 The quango phenomenon , Current Affairs Bulletin 57 10 ..., such as the Water Services Regulation Authority . An essential feature of a quango in the original ... local government organization , the municipal equivalent of a quango, in which members are appointed ... responsibilities. The UK government s definition in 1997 of a non departmental public body or quango ... . Network Rail , responsible for the UK s railway infrastructure, may be regarded as a quango, subject ... still remain. ref name ind20100727 http www.independent.co.uk news uk politics the great quango ... Depending upon one s point of view, the separation of a quango from government might be either ... released a song called Mr. Robinson s Quango on their 1995 album The Great Escape album The Great ... British sitcom Yes Minister , which satirised political life. In particular, the chairmanship of a quango ... government for a new administration report by the Institute for Government about the quango landscape http www.governingdynamo.com blog 2009 7 12 quango quango quangos.html Defining Quango Article ... site about the process of making public appointments http www.bbc.co.uk news uk 12020394 Quango ... Political terms Category Austerity Britain da QUANGO fr Autorit administrative ind pendante it Autorit ...   more details



  1. Quango (disambiguation)

    Distinguish Quando Quango may refer to Quango , an acronym for QUAsi Non Governmental Organization QUasi Autonomous Non Governmental Organization QUasi Autonomous National Government Organization Quango Music Group , a music label Quando Quango , a Manchester, England based new wave dance project Quango Drug disambig ...   more details



  1. Quando Quango

    ref ref http trouserpress.com entry.php?a quando quango Trouserpress.com ref Bernard Sumner of Joy Division and New Order , who produced early Quando Quango recordings, was a major influence ... http www.discogs.com artist Quando Quango Discography 2 http www.cerysmaticfactory.info quando.html Biography, discography, etc. http trouserpress.com entry.php?a quando quango Brief review http www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk ... in Dutch DEFAULTSORT Quando Quango Category English rock music groups Category English dance music ...   more details



  1. Quango Music Group

    Notability Companies date January 2011 Refimprove date January 2011 Quango Music Group is a record label founded in 1995 by Bruno Guez. Island Records distributes their releases. Over the last decade, Quango has developed a tastemaker brand with a cult following. Quango s repertoire consists of artists and global centric compilations totaling more than 50 releases, including, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Zero 7 , Koop, Bliss, Cantoma, Bitter Sweet , Gecko Turner, Talvin Singh, Bomb the Bass, and Alex Reece. With over 50 records released through Island Records and Palm Pictures , Quango has represented the emerging electronic sounds from around the world with a diverse roster of artists, and innovative concept compilations. Background The vision for Quango was created by Bruno Guez, the popular LA based DJ, producer and tastemaker. Guez was joined by Jason Bentley KCRW KROQ DJ to create the Quango aesthetic via compilations and artist albums that are widely acknowledged as being ahead of their time. In all, 28 titles were released through Island Records featuring early tracks by the likes of Tricky , Sneaker Pimps and Basement Jaxx amongst many others. Releases included the first Kruder and Dorfmeister G Stoned EP and Talvin Singh s Anokha . Compilations included Abstract Vibes, World Groove and the Journey Into Ambient Groove series. During this time, Bruno also developed the programming and musical branding of Chris Blackwell s Island Outpost chain boutique hotels in Miami, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. A decade later, Bruno continues to work closely with Chris Blackwell, executive producing Martina Topley Bird s debut album as well as spearheading the musical direction of a new series of quintessential world music DVD projects for Blackwell s Palm World Voices label. Quango represents and or distributes Sunny Levine, Bitter Sweet, Rosey, Slow Train Soul, Fat Freddy s Drop , Djosos ... http www.quango.com Quango.com The lifestyle music company Welcome back to the Quango website Bot ...   more details



  1. 2010 UK quango reforms

    191543.pdf Public Bodies Reform Proposals for Change outlining plans for each quango. The document broadly classified each quango into one of four groups, viz. Retain the government thought it expedient ... service, local government, other quango, expert committee, charity or private sector. ref The Department ... Use dmy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT 2010 Uk Quango Reforms Category 2010 in the United Kingdom Quango reforms ...   more details



  1. Courts Boards

    CourtsEnglandWales NOTOC Courts Boards to work with Her Majesty s Courts Service in the United Kingdom to improve administration of the courts. ref name hmcs http www.hmcourts service.gov.uk aboutus structure court boards.htm ref Schedule 1 to the Courts Act 2003 made provision for the establishment of Court Boards. ref name hmcs There are currently 21 Court Boards. ref http www.whatdotheyknow.com request 26349 response 68002 attach html 3 Letter 20to 20Mr 20Cross 2028 20Jan 2009.doc.html ref The quango will be abolished under current plans by the British government as part of its 2010 economic and governmental reforms 2010 UK quango reforms . References references Category Ministry of Justice United Kingdom UK gov stub ...   more details



  1. Waste & Resources Action Programme

    The Waste & Resource Action Programme , WRAP , is a Non profit organization nonprofit quango created in 2000 as part of the UK Government s waste strategies. ref http www.wrap.org.uk about wrap About WRAP ref WRAP s mission is to help develop markets for material resources that would otherwise have become waste . WRAP also provides advisory services to local authorities and helps influence public behaviour through national level communication programmes. See also Food waste in the United Kingdom Front of Store Recycling Quality Protocol Publicly Available Specification References Reflist External links http www.wrap.org.uk WRAP Website http www.wrap.org.uk rcproducts WRAP Guide to Recycled Content in construction products http www.wrap.org.uk rctoolkit WRAP Net Waste Tool. Help in assessing the waste arisings and potential for the recycled content of construction projects http www.gleeds.tv index.cfm?video 185 Dr Mike Watson, WRAP Head of Construction, discusses the WRAP Construction programme video http www.clickgreen.org.uk news national news 12311 recycling agency wrap faces the chop under tory quango crackdown.html Recycling agency WRAP faces the chop under Tory quango crackdown Mon 06 Jul 2009 http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 1260198 Budget Day 2010 Alistair Darling ban lobbying taxpayers money.html Daily Mail Alistair Darling to ban lobbying with taxpayers money following pressure from Conservatives Budget Day 24 March 2010 http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 1204092 Head wheelie bin quango gets pay Prime Minister.html Daily Mail Head of wheelie bin quango gets more pay than the Prime Minister waste Category Waste organisations Category Waste management companies of the United Kingdom waste stub UK company stub ...   more details



  1. MMB (disambiguation)

    MMB is a block cipher in cryptography. MMB can also refer to Memanbetsu Airport , an airport at Hokkaid , Japan IATA airport code MMB 3 Mercapto 3 methylbutan 1 ol , a chemical found in some wines Michigan Marching Band , of the University of Michigan The Mighty Mighty Bosstones , a band from Boston Milk Marketing Board , a former British government quango Metabolic network modelling Minimal metabolic behaviors .28MMBs.29 Minimal metabolic behaviors , for modeling metabolic networks disamb it MMB ...   more details



  1. G-Stoned

    Unreferenced date March 2008 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name G Stoned Type ep Artist Kruder & Dorfmeister Cover Kruder & Dorfmeister G Stoned cover.jpg Released Aug 1996 Recorded Sep 1993 Oct 1993 Genre Electronica Trip hop Length 24 05 Label Quango Music Group Quango Producer Reviews Allmusic Rating 4 5 Allmusic class album id r227591 pure url yes link Last album Conversions A K&D Selection br 1996 This album G Stoned br 1996 Next album DJ Kicks Kruder & Dorfmeister br 1996 G Stoned is an electronic music electronic four track EP released by Kruder & Dorfmeister . The cover art humorously quotes and resembles that of Simon and Garfunkel s Bookends . Track listing Definition 5 09 Deep Shit Pt. 1 and 2 6 22 High Noon 6 26 Original Bedroom Rockers 6 07 Album cover The cover of G Stoned bears a black and white photograph of both artists with sans serif title lettering closely mimicking the cover of the renowned Bookends album Bookends album of the famous folk duo Simon & Garfunkel . Category 1996 EPs Category Kruder & Dorfmeister albums ...   more details



  1. Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine

    The Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine was a government quango which existed in the United Kingdom until it was abolished in 2010. ref http www.bbc.co.uk news uk politics 11538534 ref The committee was responsible for providing advice on the maintenance of appropriate standards of wine s for use at Government functions. ref http foi.fco.gov.uk en access information Ndpbs gacpw ref Prior to its abolition, the committee was chaired by David Wright British diplomat Sir David Wright , a former British ambassador to Japan . ref http www.newstatesman.com blogs the staggers 2010 09 quangos list spending british ref History Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne announced that the quango was to be abolished in March 2010 when it was revealed that 6,000 had been spent on wine for a G20 meeting in London to discuss the economic crisis. citation needed date October 2010 References references DEFAULTSORT Government Hospitality Advisory Committee For The Purchase Of Wine Category Wine Category Non departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government ...   more details



  1. Dirty Laundry (Bitter:Sweet song)

    dirtylaundry.php List of the track s uses from Quango Music http adtunes.com archives 2007 12 25 ...   more details



  1. Semi-government

    multiple issues original research March 2011 unreferenced March 2011 wikify March 2011 Semi government is a term which is usually used to define a company, department, or an institute which is basically a government run institution however it enjoys a certain degree of independence.Mostly those institutes are defined as semi government institutes that are not run directly by the government but a department which is under the control of government. For example, If armed forces of a country run a educational institute, the educational institute follow the rules of armed forces. However the armed forces are controlled by the government, so the educational institute will be labelled as a semi government institute. See also Quango Category Government bodies Category Political terms ...   more details



  1. Comunn na Gàidhlig

    Comunn na G idhlig The Gaelic language Society abbreviated to CnaG is an organisation which seeks to promote Scottish Gaelic language Scottish Gaelic language and culture. Comunn na G idhlig was founded in 1984 by the Scottish Office to co ordinate new developments in Gaelic language policy. It has charitable status. It has offices in Stornoway , Inverness , Glasgow , and additional staff based in Uist , Skye , Islay , Edinburgh and Lochaber . Its chairman is Donald MacDonald. Comunn na G idhlig should not be confused with An Comunn G idhealach , which has a broader cultural remit, or B rd na G idhlig , a quango . External links http www.cnag.org.uk Website of Comunn na G idhlig Category 1984 establishments Category Charities based in Scotland Category Scottish Gaelic language Scotland org stub charity stub ca Comunn na G idhlig gd Comunn na G idhlig ...   more details



  1. Ulmus glabra 'Gittisham'

    DISPLAYTITLE Ulmus glabra Gittisham Infobox Cultivar name Ulmus glabra cultivar Gittisham origin Gittisham, Devon, England The Wych Elm , Ulmus glabra cultivar Gittisham was cloned from an old tree found in the village of Gittisham , Devon . Description Indistinguishable from the species. Pests and diseases Gittisham is reputed to have a comparatively high resistance to Dutch elm disease and is currently being cultivated for disease resistance testing by inoculation by the French quango Cemagref at Le p pini re de l etat, Gu men Penfao . Results should be available by 2010. Cultivation The tree has been raised for sale by a nursery in Devon since circa 1998. Accessions None known. Nurseries Europe Thornhayes Nursery, Cullompton , Devon , UK http www.thornhayes nursery.co.uk . Ulmaceae stub Category Elm cultivars ...   more details



  1. The Mating Game (album)

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Mating Game Type studio Longtype Artist Bitter sweet Bitter Sweet Cover Released April 4, 2006 Recorded Genre Trip hop Length 37 14 Label Quango Music Group Quango Producer Kiran Shahani, br Shana Halligan Reviews Allmusic Rating 4 5 Allmusic class album id r821433 pure url yes link Last album This album The Mating Game br 2006 Next album The Remix Game album The Remix Game br 2007 The Mating Game is a 2006 album by Bitter Sweet . Track listing All songs by Shana Halligan and Kiran Shahani. The songs Bittersweet Faith and Our Remains were featured in the film The Devil Wears Prada film The Devil Wears Prada Don t Forget to Breathe 3 14 The Mating Game 3 24 Overdue 3 34 Heaven 3 48 Bittersweet Faith 4 19 Moving Forward 3 36 Moody 2 39 Dirty Laundry Bitter Sweet song Dirty Laundry 3 20 Our Remains 3 34 Salty Air 3 02 Take 2 Blue 2 40 Charts Album border 1 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 2 width 60 align left Year align left Chart align left Position align left 2006 align left Top Electronic Albums align left 18 Category 2006 albums 2000s electronic album stub DEFAULTSORT Mating Game, The ...   more details



  1. Legal Services Ombudsman

    In England and Wales , the Legal Services Ombudsman is a statute statutory officer who investigates allegations about the improper, ineffective or inefficient way that complaints about lawyer s are handled by their respective self regulating professional bodies. The Ombudsman is appointed by, and is answerable to, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice . ref Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , ss.21 26 Sch.3 ref The quango will be abolished under current plans by the British government as part of its 2010 economic and governmental reforms 2010 UK quango reforms . The first Ombudsman was appointed to start work on 2 January 1991. During the first decade of operation, the office undertook 10,531 investigations 9,456 complaints about solicitor s 1,036 complaints about barrister s and 39 complaints about licensed conveyancer s. Around 60 of the firms of solicitors in England and Wales and around 8 of practising barristers were subject of a complaint to the Ombudsman in that time. ref cite web title Annual Report 2000 2001 Reflecting Progress url http www.olso.org publications AnnualReports files AR2001 english.pdf publisher Legal Services Ombudsman year 2001 accessdate 2008 03 08 ref As of 2009 , the Ombudsman is Zahida Manzoor . Powers The Ombudsman can ref Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , s.23 ref Recommend that the professional body re investigate a complaint Order the re investigation Formally criticise the professional body Award compensation for distress or inconvenience. There is also a power to re investigate the original complaint but this is only used in exceptional circumstances. Reform When the Legal Services Act 2007 fully comes into force, the Ombudsman will be abolished and replaced with an Office for Legal Complaints to supervise complaints handling. ref Legal Services Act 2007 , ss.114 159 Sch.15 ref References reflist External links cite web title Office of the Legal Services Ombudsman accessdate 2008 03 08 url http www.olso.org de ...   more details



  1. Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission

    morefootnotes date March 2011 File CM&EC logo.png thumb right Logo of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is a Non departmental public body Non Departmental Public Body established to take responsibility for the Child support child maintenance system in Great Britain. ref cite web url New body to deal with child maintenance paymentshttp www.bbc.co.uk radio4 womanshour 02 2008 44 mon.shtml title New body to deal with child maintenance payments ref The Commission s primary objective is to maximise the number of effective child maintenance arrangements private or statutory in place for children who live apart from their parents. Under the new QUANGO reforms in the UK the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission will become an executive agency of DWP who will have responsibility for its functions. ref cite web url http www.direct.gov.uk prod consum dg groups dg digitalassets dg en documents digitalasset dg 191543.pdf title QUANGO Reforms accessdate 5 March 2011 ref Functions The Commission has three functions to promote the financial responsibility that parents have for their children to provide information and support on the different maintenance options Child Maintenance Options to provide an efficient statutory child maintenance service currently the CSA , with effective enforcement. History During 2008, the Commission began to offer information and support on the different child maintenance options available to parents. The Commission will also provide an efficient statutory child maintenance service with improved assessment, collection and enforcement processes. The new enforcement powers will be introduced from 2009 10. These changes will ensure parents take responsibility for providing financial support for their children. The Commission operates at arms length from Government and has taken over responsibility for the Child Support Agency . References reflist External links http www.childmaintenan ...   more details



  1. Drama (Bitter:Sweet album)

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Drama Type studio Longtype Artist Bitter Sweet Cover Released June 3, 2008 Recorded Genre Trip hop Length 43 23 Label Quango Music Group Quango Producer Kiran Shahani, br Shana Halligan Reviews Allmusic Rating 3.5 5 Allmusic class album id r1384591 pure url yes link MusicOMH Rating 3 5 http www.musicomh.com albums bitter sweet 0309.htm link NME Rating 1.0 10 http www.nme.com reviews bittersweet 10268 link PopMatters Rating 6 10 http www.popmatters.com pm review bittersweet drama link The Celebrity Cafe Rating 4.5 5 http thecelebritycafe.com cd full review 13408.html link The Independent negative http www.independent.co.uk arts entertainment music reviews album bitter sweet drama qaungocooperative music 1656876.html link Tiny Mix Tapes Rating 3.5 5 http www.tinymixtapes.com Bitter Sweet link Last album The Remix Game album The Remix Game br 2007 This album Drama br 2008 Next album Drama is a 2008 album by Bitter Sweet . Track listing All songs by Shana Halligan and Kiran Shahani. Intro Dramatico 0 10 Get What I Want 3 25 Come Along With Me 2 18 The Bomb 3 02 Drama 4 02 Waking Up 3 33 A Moment 4 18 Sugar Mama 2 56 Trouble 3 17 Love Revolution 3 12 Neurosis 3 12 Drink You Sober 4 29 Everything 5 29 DEFAULTSORT Drama Category 2008 albums 2000s electronic album stub ...   more details



  1. Kraak & Smaak

    . Supported by Jason Bentley of KCRW the album is re released in the US by Quango Music and various ... USA, 2008 Traffic Japan, 2008 The Remix Sessions Jalapeno Records UK, 2007 Quango Music USA, 2007 Boogie Angst Jalapeno Records UK, 2005 P.I.A.S. Benelux, 2006 Quango Music USA, 2006 KSR Japan, 2006 ... Rotator Jalapeno Records UK, 2007 No Sun in the Sky Jalapeno Records UK, Quango Music USA, 2007 Keep me Home 2006 Jalapeno Records UK, Quango Music USA, P.I.A.S. Benelux, 2006 Bacardi Bat Beats Bacardi ... Quango USA, 2006 Bitter Sweet The Mating Game Quango USA, 2006 Jamiroquai Electric Mistress Sony, 2005 ...   more details



  1. The Remix Game (album)

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Remix Game Type Remix album Longtype Artist Bitter Sweet Cover Released August 7, 2007 Recorded Genre Trip hop Length Label Quango Music Group Quango Producer Kiran Shahani, br Shana Halligan Reviews Allmusic Rating 3.5 5 Allmusic class album id r1172224 review pure url yes link Last album The Mating Game album The Mating Game br 2006 This album The Remix Game br 2007 Next album Drama Bitter Sweet album Drama br 2008 The Remix Game is a 2007 album by Bitter Sweet . The album is a reworking of Bitter Sweet s debut, The Mating Game by various remix producers. Many of the album s songs were previously difficult to obtain or were only available on 12 or digitally. The artists involved in remixing the album include Thievery Corporation, AtJazz, Skeewiff, Nicola Conte, and Fort Knox Five. Track listing All songs by Shana Halligan and Kiran Shahani. Heaven Nicola Conte West Coast Vibes Remix 6 07 Bittersweet Faith Thievery Corporation Remix 3 58 Overdue Blackbeard Remix 5 09 Our Remains Jab Featuring Menez One Remix 4 07 Take 2 Blue Roy Dubb Remix 3 41 The Mating Game Yes King Remix 5 22 Salty Air Fort Knox Five Remix 4 17 Dirty Laundry Skeewiff Remix 4 55 Moving Forward Atjazz Remix 6 26 Moody Marsmobil Remix 5 31 Don t Forget to Breathe Solid Doctor Don t Forget the Beat Remix 5 26 DEFAULTSORT Remix Game Category 2007 remix albums 2000s electronic album stub ...   more details



  1. Flying Doesn't Help

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Flying Doesn t Help Type studio Artist Anthony Moore Cover Flyingdoesnthelp.png Released 1978 Recorded The Workhouse Studios, London Genre Progressive rock , experimental rock Length 37 11 Label Quango Music Group Quango br Voiceprint Producer Laurie Latham br Anthony Moore Reviews Allmusic rating 4.5 5 Allmusic class album id r45070 pure url yes link Last album Out br 1976 This album Flying Doesn t Help br 1978 Next album World Service br 1981 Flying Doesn t Help is a solo album by Anthony Moore credited on the album sleeve as A. More , released by Quango in 1978. The album was remastered and re released on CD by the Voiceprint label in 1994. ref Flying Doesn t Help, CD booklet ref Track listing Judy Get Down 2 58 Ready Ready 3 09 Useless Moments 2 48 Lucia 4 38 Caught Being In Love 4 57 untitled track CD only 0 35 Timeless Strange 3 44 Girl It s Your Time 3 19 War 4 23 Just Us 4 14 Twilight, Uxbridge Rd. 2 22 Musicians Vocals Anthony Moore Drums Bob Shilling, Chris Slade , Robert Vogel, Charles Heyworth Bass Festus, Sam Harley, Matt Irving Keyboards Bernie Clark, Anthony Moore Guitars & electronics Anthony Moore Sax and mouth harp Laurie Latham Backing vocals Anthony Moore, Laurie Latham, Edwin Cross Produced by Anthony Moore and Laurie Latham br Engineered by Laurie Latham and Edwin Cross br Remastered for CD by Tony Arnold Reviews Building dense sonic forests filled with jagged splinters and dry, incongruously delicate vocals, the results fall somewhere between Peter Gabriel , John Cale , David Bowie and Kevin Ayers . An extraordinary record that reveals itself a little further each time it s played. Trouser Press ref http www.trouserpress.com entry.php?a anthony more Trouser Press ref While much of Moore s earlier work is pleasant, yet dispensable, Flying Doesn t Help falls into a different class altogether. Elaborate yet accessible, the effects of More s now minus one o masterwork can be felt on a number of l ...   more details



  1. Lake District Peninsulas

    Orphan date February 2009 The Lake District Peninsulas is a neologism used by a quango to promote part of the Furness area of north west England . Specifically it refers to the Furness Peninsula, or Low Furness, and the Cartmel Peninsula. The term has little basis in either history or geography. The majority of the area in question is not part of the Lake District National Park , and those local to the area have never considered it to be part of the geographic Lake District. Citation needed date February 2007 This has led to the term being treated with derision by many residents of the area. Citation needed date February 2007 The Lake District Peninsulas Tourism Partnership is the group tasked with promotion of the area. As well as encouraging and funding tourist attractions in the area, it has erected road signs on the A590 road A590 and A595 road A595 trunk roads proclaiming the concept. External links http www.lake district peninsulas.co.uk The Lake District Peninsulas Tourism Partnership website Category Geography of Cumbria Category Furness Lake District ...   more details



  1. Non-ministerial government department

    Globalize date February 2010 Unreferenced date December 2007 A non ministerial government department is a Ministry government department department or Ministry government department ministry of a government that is not headed by a Political minister Government Minister or Political minister Government Secretary , and answers directly to a legislature Citation needed date February 2010 . Such departments are created to remove political interference in public affairs such as prosecution , charities , human rights and racial equality . They carry out executive government executive functions as stipulated by the legislature. The head of the department is often appointed by a government minister. They can be contrasted with Executive agency executive agencies , non departmental public body non departmental public bodies and QUANGO s which are created to carry out executive functions on behalf of government ministers and or departments. In the United Kingdom there exist several such departments of the United Kingdom government Non ministerial Departments departments that answer to the Parliament of the United Kingdom , and two that answer to the Scottish Parliament . DEFAULTSORT Non Ministerial Government Department Category Government institutions Category Political terms Gov stub fr D partement non minist riel ...   more details



  1. Location of Offices Bureau

    orphan date January 2010 The Location of Offices Bureau was set up in April 1963 by the United Kingdom government as part of its policy of dispersing office jobs from the centre of London. Developers wishing to build new offices in London required permits from the Bureau. The need for such permits lasted throughouht the 1970s. It was claimed that between 1963 and 1969 some 24,000 jobs a year were dispersed ref cite journal last Hall first R. K. coauthors Location of Offices Bureau year 1972 title The movement of offices from Central London journal Regional Studies publisher Routledge volume 6 issue 4 pages 385 392 doi 10.1080 09595237200185341 ref In 1966 the Location of Offices Bureau published Commuters to the London Office a survey ref http library 2.lse.ac.uk collections pamphlets document service fHE G0000009 doc.pdf Commuters to the London Office a survey ref that indicated that 53 of commuter s would prefer to work closer to home than in Central London . The Bureau was one of the many quango s abolished in the early years of the administration of Margaret Thatcher as part of the economic liberalism of the 1980s. References Reflist Category 20th century in London Category 1963 establishments Category Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom DEFAULTSORT Location Of Offices Bureau ...   more details



  1. Takanek?dan Station

    Cleanup date January 2008 Image Takane Kodan station.jpg thumb Takanek dan Station Nihongo Takane K dan Station Takane K dan Eki is a station on the Shin Keisei Line in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Funabashi , Chiba Prefecture , Japan . It is an island platform. The station name derives from two words, Takane and K dan . The name derives from K dan , meaning a public corporation, in Takane, which is a place in Funabashi. The Japanese habitation public corporation was reorganized in the city replay mechanism but a station name isn t changed. Remarks The Japanese habitation public corporation is the quango of the government taking charge of the purpose of which was renting and the supply of the subdivision house. The habitation was called k dan j taku an apartment building constructed by the Housing Corporation . There are a lot of apartment buildings constructed by the Housing Corporation in the area along a railway line of Shinkeisei Line, too. This amount root public corporation station, too, is the station which was established according to the development of the apartment building constructed by the Housing Corporation. The habitation public corporation is reorganized by the organization which is called TOSHI SAISEI KIKO the city replay mechanism at present and is managing a renting habitation. Shin Keisei Line coord 35.7303 N 140.0293 E type railwaystation region JP display title Category Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture ja ...   more details




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