Jill Rutter | Institute for Government

Working to make government more effective

Jill Rutter is a Senior Fellow. She worked at the Institute from 2009 to 2019, leading work on Brexit, policy making and arm’s length bodies. Before joining the Institute she spent most of her career in the civil service, working at HM Treasury, No.10 and most recently at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Jill is a regular commentator on a wide range of issues about government, the civil service and Brexit. She is employed as a Senior Research Fellow at UK in a Changing Europe and Kings College London. She is an adviser to the National Infrastructure Commission on net zero and to Westminster Council’s Energy and Green Transition Commission.

27 JUN 2024 Comment

The major parties are desperate to avoid 2024 being a Brexit election

What do the party manifestos tell us about where Brexit could go next?

17 JUN 2024 Comment

A distracted EU may not have much time to reset relations with the UK

The European parliament elections aren't likely to lead to a willingness to renegotiate the Brexit deal.

03 MAY 2024 Comment

Mayoral accountability hangs on divorcing local vote from national trends

The read-across from local contests to the national polls should be dismissed.

01 NOV 2018 Comment

The Home Office wrecks its reputation at the Home Affairs Select Committee – again

The Government now needs to put out its definitive advice on EU citizens after Brexit immediately to rectify the damage.

23 OCT 2018 Comment

What is the 95% the Prime Minister has signed up to in the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement?

If far more of the agreement has gone green, it’s time for both sides to publish the updated text.

14 SEP 2018 Report

Brexit: six months to go

The progress made in delivering Brexit since the EU referendum and what to expect in the frantic few months ahead.

20 AUG 2018 Report

Autumn surprises: possible scenarios for the next phase of Brexit

What are the possible scenarios for the next phase of Brexit – and what stands between the Prime Minister and her preferred outcome in March 2019?

31 JUL 2018 Comment

Mr Hunt goes to Berlin and Paris (to talk Brexit)

The new Foreign Secretary and the FCO need to get their messaging on Brexit right

19 JUL 2018 Comment

Preparing business for a Brexit 'no deal': questions the Government needs to answer

If the Government is to be really ready for ‘no deal’, it needs to be able to provide answers to all these questions – and many more.

12 JUL 2018 Comment

Does the Brexit white paper pass our six tests?

The Brexit white paper moves a considerable way to clarify the UK’s ideas – but leaves a big question mark over the Irish backstop.

10 JUL 2018 Report

Behavioural Government

Governments are increasingly using behavioural insights to design, enhance and reassess their policies and services.

10 JUL 2018 Comment

The Prime Minister must prepare for life after DExEU

It will be impossible to run the second phase of negotiations from a department headed by the most junior member of the Cabinet.

09 JUL 2018 Comment

After Chequers, what has changed on Brexit?

Even if the Prime Minister makes it through two Cabinet resignations, she is far from making it through the political minefield of Brexit.