Jill Rutter
Senior Fellow
Jill's recent work
Rachel Reeves needs to learn lessons from her handling of the winter fuel allowance abolition
The chancellor did not construct a solid narrative for axing the winter fuel allowance.
The Hunt-Reeves row over asylum spending highlights the dangers of planning with fake numbers
Rachel Reeves should never sanction any kind of massaging of the figures by Treasury officials.
Starmer is wrong not to have a dedicated Commons committee to scrutinise the UK-EU relationship
The government would benefit from scrutiny of how it handles relations with Europe.
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Rachel Reeves needs to learn lessons from her handling of the winter fuel allowance abolition
The chancellor did not construct a solid narrative for axing the winter fuel allowance.
The Hunt-Reeves row over asylum spending highlights the dangers of planning with fake numbers
Rachel Reeves should never sanction any kind of massaging of the figures by Treasury officials.
Starmer is wrong not to have a dedicated Commons committee to scrutinise the UK-EU relationship
The government would benefit from scrutiny of how it handles relations with Europe.
The so-called “purge” of departmental non-executives must not extend to public bodies
This government should go through more transparent processes to appoint its replacement non-executives.
The Labour government needs to address the unfinished Brexit business it inherited
The Conservative government did not get Brexit done. Labour will need to.
The Paris 2024 Olympics looks to be overcoming its shaky start
The Paris Olympic Games have learned from the success of London's in 2012.
Keir Starmer’s Blenheim Palace trip completes a positive international induction round
The European Political Community summit has gone well for Starmer.
Six things we learned from the 2024 King’s Speech
The first Labour King’s Speech in 14 years set out Labour’s priorities for government. Here’s what IfG experts learned from a big day in parliament.
Jill Rutter: Making ‘mission-driven’ government more than a catchphrase
Ahead of the general election, IfG senior fellow Jill Rutter writes in the FT on Keir Starmer's plan to operate a 'mission-driven' government.
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?