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.
All work
Lifting lockdown: how to approach a coronavirus exit strategy
The government’s five tests for starting to lift the lockdown are not a good enough guide to the longer-term exit strategy.
The government has overreacted to a weekend of bad coronavirus press
Rather than sending its rebuttal machine into overdrive, the government should focus on solving problems if it is to maintain public trust
Governments need to apply behavioural insights to the way they approach tax reform
Thinking in advance about behavioural responses can ease the path to tax reform
Overcoming the barriers to tax reform
The UK tax system needs substantial reform, but recent governments have shied away from it because of public resistance.
The government’s communications need to reflect the seriousness of the coronavirus crisis
Covid-19 has forced a rapid change of gear in the government, but bad habits still need to be cut out
The Renewable Heat Incentive report should resonate beyond Northern Ireland
The recommendations of the 'cash for ash' scandal report should be taken seriously on both sides of the Irish sea
“Nudge Unit”
The Behavioural Insights team, popularly known as the ‘Nudge Unit’, is playing a big role in helping the government formulate its response to coronavi
Stormont may be back but now is not the time to move the Northern Ireland secretary
Julian Smith needs to stay in post to oversee the implementation of his deal
How to be a tax-reforming chancellor
The tax system is in desperate need of reform. The new government’s majority gives it an opportunity that none has had for the last decade and a half.
MPs should use their extra time wisely and scrutinise the government’s Brexit plans
MPs should not only use the Supreme Court outcome to embarrass the government.