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Jill Rutter
Senior Fellow
Jill's recent work
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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?
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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.
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Mayoral accountability hangs on divorcing local vote from national trends
The read-across from local contests to the national polls should be dismissed.
All work
How Rishi Sunak can make the big leap from chancellor to prime minister
Rishi Sunak still faces a sizeable leap from No.11 to No.10
The government is right to U-turn on a national energy efficiency campaign
The anti-nanny state government was reluctant even to give people basic information to cut their energy bills
Accountability after Brexit
The prime minister – or MPs – must overhaul parliament's feeble Brexit scrutiny.
Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will inherit a difficult Brexit in-tray
The Brexit choices facing Boris Johnson’s successor will have important consequences for their premiership and the UK
Simon Case must put an end to No.10’s press office lies
Another day, another set of misleading claims from the prime minister’s press operation.
Passing the net zero test
Government must do more to ensure policy coherence on net zero.
Notes from Jacob Rees-Mogg’s European Scrutiny Committee appearance
Jacob Rees Mogg has some interesting things to say about “Brexit opportunities”
Agriculture after Brexit
The government risks its reforms being seen as a failure by some (if not all) of farmers, environmentalists, taxpayers and consumers.
The Home Office’s botched Ukraine crisis response needs an urgent rethink
The Home Office is struggling with its flat-footed approach to handling the Ukrainian refugee crisis.
The reaction to John Major’s speech suggests standards are the next Brexit battlefield
John Major's critics should engage with the substance of his speech on the breakdown of trust and the erosion of standards in public life