British businesses associated with 134 unelected quangos

The study was conducted as Conservative leader David Cameron yesterday pledged to cut the number of quangos and make them more accountable. Between them, the organisations control £30bn of public spending.

As part of the process, Mr Cameron said that media regulator Ofcom would lose its policy-making role.

In response to the comments, made in a speech to Reform, a think-tank, an Ofcom spokesman said it was "surprised" to be singled out, particularly as the watchdog itself had been formed after five regulators were merged into one.

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