Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

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Senior Fellow, Institute for Government and still doing bits for UK in a Changing Europe. Cricket fan and (not very good) tennis player.

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Jill Rutter is a former British civil servant. She is a senior research fellow of UK in a Changing Europe, and was previously the programme director at the Institute for Government (IfG) directing the organisation's work on better policy making and Brexit. She has written a number of reports on civil service and the implications of Brexit for Whitehall and Westminster. .. more

Political science 38%

Education 17%

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 1h

📣 LATEST DIVERGENCE TRACKER OUT NOW 📣

📈 This report by @jreland.bsky.social clearly outlines how UK and EU rules and regulations have diverged in the period Oct-Dec 2025

🔍 And identifies the key trends driving regulatory alignment and divergence between the UK & EU

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...

UK-EU Divergence Tracker Q4 2025 - UK in a changing Europe

This is the fifteenth edition of the UK in a Changing Europe’s regulatory divergence tracker, outlining how UK and EU rules and regulations have diverged in the period October-December 2025.

ukandeu.ac.uk

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 18h

say nothing and listen to Fiona....

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 1d

Good time to crowd source what I should say, as I'm clueless and confused. Any suggestions?

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 1d

Good time to sign up to watch Fiona Hill, @simonfraser00.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social discuss UK/EU/US relations with @drhannahwhite.bsky.social at our joint @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @ukandeu.bsky.social event on Tuesday eve www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/trump-...

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 6d

Very much enjoying this year's IFG conference (you can watch it all in your own time in the comfort of your own home on YouTube!)

The view from the IfG: Government in 2026

YouTube video by Institute for Government

www.youtube.com

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 7d

Wes Streeting: It does the centre-left "no favours" blaming the civil service for struggles to deliver in government

"If we tell the public that we can’t make anything work, then why on earth would they vote to keep us in charge?"

@matildamartin.bsky.social reports

Blaming The Civil Service Does Labour 'No Favours', Says Wes Streeting

It does the centre-left 'no favours' blaming the civil service for struggles to deliver in government, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.

www.politicshome.com

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 7d

totally agree with this -- so annoying.. and I know people who fail to deduct what they have paid on account.. I would also say you don't have to pay IHT until a year after probate so you have the cash to pay

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Hannah Keenan @hannahkeenan.bsky.social · 7d

📢NEW REPORT📢
Every year @instituteforgovernment.org.uk sets out the latest on the civil service - size, professions, pay, morale. You name it, we analyse it. This year's report is out today.
If you're interested in state capacity, you should be interested in what's happening in the civil service. 🧵

Whitehall Monitor 2026 | Institute for Government

Labour’s efforts to ‘rewire the state’ aren’t addressing longstanding workforce problems.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 8d

we need the fiscal equivalent of dry January this year .. my suggestion for Rachel Reeves's New Year's Resolution for @financialtimes.com (£) www.ft.com/content/78bc...

The UK needs a detox from fiscal turmoil

Budget speculation dominated much of 2025. The chancellor’s New Year’s resolution should be to avoid a repeat in 2026

www.ft.com

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 11d

am sure there are a number of inexperienced newcomers who would cast themselves in that role? Torsten Bell? Josh Simons? I like FPTP as Snicko

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 11d

The new year has started with talk about how to get closer to the EU. But, argues @jillongovt.bsky.social, the government has still to find a way to deliver the commitments from the 2025 “Common Understanding” agreed at last May’s summit

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...

Will Keir Starmer’s ‘EU reset’ deliver in 2026? | Institute for Government

The government’s increasing enthusiasm for getting closer to the EU is not reciprocated in Brussels.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 12d

I was thinking it's a system everyone hates til it works in their favour and there are better alternatives available 😀

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 12d

Isn’t FPTP the pitches? - they produce big geographical variations, and some teams think they can use them to their advantage, but they introduce an element of randomness and unpredictability to the whole event which mean you can never be confident about the outcome especially in a close game…

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 12d

And of course events at Bondi overshadowed the last two tests. Made even fiercely contested sport look irrelevant. Metaphor for domestic politics writes itself. Anyway #Ashes was fun (in a masochistic way) while it lasted.. and there is always another one along soon.

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 12d

As the series neared close, some distinct signs of improvement.. so does Labour finally get into stride nearer election? But same old problems prevented the win - dumb dismissals and dropped catches..

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 12d

England managed to win on a dodgy pitch. So maybe there will be some wins for the govt on unlikely issues where they can catch out the opposition. But even then England made quite heavy weather of the MCG victory.

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 12d

So a fortnight on, lets time to torture that Ashes metaphor a bit more.. so England's performance in last two tests -- better choice of people - Tongue and Bethell but hampered by some of best players being ruled out. Could some new Cabinet blood shine? But some performer losses (Rayner/Archer?)

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 28d

Lots of parallels between #Ashes defeat and what Labour voters in 2024 are feeling about the govt right now.. "its the hope that kills you". "It was supposed to be different this time". you wait 15 years for a win in Australia/regain power and then it all falls to pieces super quickly

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 13d

Will Keir Starmer’s ‘EU reset’ deliver in 2026?

The government’s increasing enthusiasm for getting closer to the EU is not reciprocated in Brussels, says @jillongovt.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...

Will Keir Starmer’s ‘EU reset’ deliver in 2026? | Institute for Government

The government’s increasing enthusiasm for getting closer to the EU is not reciprocated in Brussels.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 14d

One year on: the impact of Donald Trump on British politics and policy

The US president's recent Venezuela intervention shows that Starmer's approach to UK-US relations may get harder still this year, says @jillongovt.bsky.social

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/trum...

One year on: the impact of Donald Trump on British politics and policy | Institute for Government

UK politicians are constantly reacting to – or taking their lead from – the US president.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 14d

Trump 2025 had significant impacts on British politics and policy - but looks like it was just a warm up for 2026...

Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 14d

One year on: the impact of Donald Trump on British politics and policy

UK politicians are constantly reacting to – or taking their lead from – the US president, says @jillongovt.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/trum...

One year on: the impact of Donald Trump on British politics and policy | Institute for Government

UK politicians are constantly reacting to – or taking their lead from – the US president.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 14d

My assessment of Starmer's latest EU gambit. His rhetoric on "alignment" may be getting bolder but the trade-offs remain the same.

The UK will not get much closer alignment with the single market unless it accepts free movement + budget contributions.

ukandeu.ac.uk/new-year-sam...

New year, same old Brexit trade-offs - UK in a changing Europe

Joël Reland argues that while the UK has indicated that it is keen to align more closely with the EU, the inherent tradeoffs remain the same as the EU will not allow the UK to 'cherry pick' further ac...

ukandeu.ac.uk

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 14d

One year on: the impact of Donald Trump on British politics and policy | Institute for Government

UK politicians are constantly reacting to – or taking their lead from – the US president.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 15d

Just a few more days left to apply for the Paul McLean graduate trainee programme at the FT. This is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring journalist job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

Paul McClean Graduate Trainee

London

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 16d

Australia plays cricket well. They manage rain breaks appallingly. Cricket Australia should hang heads in shame at inability to restart at SCG

Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 17d

as an antidote to Paul Ovenden's despair at getting things done in govt, here is Moira Wallace's case study for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on how the Blair govt tackled school absence. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/... Determined govts with clear priorities can get stuff done.

Reducing school absence | Institute for Government

Learning from the last Labour government can help Keir Starmer reduce school absence.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 18d

I’m sorry, but if ‘other people have views, and they’re annoying’ is news to you in govt, then you have not properly prepared for government www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has shown supremacy of the Stakeholder State

My time working in No 10 showed me how much time and energy is sapped by people obsessed with fringe issues. It doesn’t have to be this way

www.thetimes.com

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 18d

not very impressed with this article ..but perhaps explains many of the problems with Starmer's Downing Street operation.. just had a go at it on Times Radio