Jill Rutter
Senior Fellow
Jill's recent work
Mayoral accountability hangs on divorcing local vote from national trends
The read-across from local contests to the national polls should be dismissed.
Brexit is not done – and the UK needs to rethink how it manages its relationship with the EU
Whoever wins the election will face seven key Brexit questions.
The WASPI pension row has highlighted important lessons for policy makers
An Ombudsman report into pension age change highlights big lessons for government.
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Strategy Unit RIP
The demise of the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit risks leaving a hole at the heart of government which may be felt in years to come.
The fate of quangos
The government's announcement of arm's length bodies to be reformed sees it rearranging the deckchairs of the state, rather than rolling it back.
How permanent secretaries reach the top
We examine the careers of top mandarins.
How can we shape up for national security?
The Institute's Shaping Up report in January concluded that Whitehall needed to make some changes to be more effective.
Select Committee report demonstrates need for reform
The problems with our current system of classifying arm’s length bodies is shown in the Treasury Select Committee report published today on the OBR.
Read Before Burning
Our recommendations for increasing the effectiveness and accountability of arm's-length bodies.
Q. When is an agency not an agency?
A: When like the Environment Agency, it's an executive non-departmental public body.