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.  

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02 FEB 2012 Comment

Government reshuffles

David Cameron has, so far, avoided a major reshuffle of his ministers. But he is presiding over unprecedented churn in the civil service ranks.

20 DEC 2011 Comment

Breaking the granite ceiling

The appointment of Sharon White as DG Public Services at the Treasury marks a notable breakthrough for women at HMT.

15 DEC 2011 Comment

Statistically significant?

The appointment of respected economist Andrew Dilnot to chair the UK Statistics Authority.

03 DEC 2011 Report

The 'S' Factors

This report looks at what we can learn from policy successes.

02 DEC 2011 Comment

Absent resignations

At our event on great resignations Andrew Adonis said civil servants never resign because they don't believe in anything. Should they?

16 NOV 2011 Comment

PAC introduces the "Hodge doctrine?"

The Public Accounts Committee hearing on the continuing problems in the Rural Payments Agency, a step towards more civil service accountability.