Oliver Ilott
Former senior researcher
All work
ECJ ruling makes future UK-EU trade deal harder
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is currently hearing a case about the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
Making policy stick
Getting government focused on delivering long-term change.
Theresa Villiers
Theresa Villers reflects on her time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Why Parliament's vote on the final deal is more important than its vote on triggering Article 50
The High Court has ruled that Parliament must vote to trigger Article 50
Four key principles for post-Brexit international trade
Oliver Ilott argues that the UK needs to consider four key principles when formulating its post-Brexit trade policy
Reading between the lines of the Nissan deal
The Government has said to Nissan that the Brexit deal will avoid tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade
Cabinet committees finally published, after IfG FOI
On Friday we submitted a Freedom of Information request for the membership of the Government’s cabinet committees
Overspends on electricity subsidies highlight the need to manage uncertainty
Failure to manage the uncertain costs of low-carbon electricity subsidies could lead to an overspend
Is the Government’s refusal to publish the Brexit cabinet committee secrecy or incompetence?
Oliver Ilott says the public has a right to know the membership of all cabinet committees
Hinkley: the dubious value of the Value for Money assessment
Hinkley Point C has been given the green light. But Oliver Ilott says the Government’s ‘Value for Money assessment’ is simply not good enough