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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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David Phinnemore @dphinnemore.bsky.social · 4h
EU(27) moving towards adoption of mandates for negotiations on SPS and ETS agreements with the UK.

data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 1d
EU reset getting a bit stuck according to @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/03ef... (£). For free you can join our expert panel @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @ukandeu.bsky.social to hear about it on 19/11. Sign up here www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/six-mo...
Von der Leyen dodged Starmer request for meeting on EU money demands
European Commission president had ‘scheduling’ issues at COP30 summit in Brazil and did not meet the UK premier
www.ft.com

Reposted by Thomas Pope, Gemma Tetlow, Jill Rutter

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Sam Macrory @sammacrory.bsky.social · 3d
Has Rachel Reeves rolled the budget pitch?

And how did former chancellors manage expectations?

Fascinating @instituteforgovernment.org.uk podcast with @stewartwood.bsky.social Giles Winn @gemmatetlow.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/rach...
Rachel Reeves and the art of pitch rolling the budget | Institute for Government
Former Treasury advisers Stewart Wood and Giles Winn reveal how chancellors prepare the ground for budget day.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Reposted by Anand Menon, Jill Rutter

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 4d
This is a very good line-up.

The @benchu.bsky.social 3 part BBC report on taxes this week is great, I really recommend it.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Jill Rutter

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 4d
Obviously, it's up to the EU to decide who it wants to have access to its market and on what terms. But this suggests to me they're rowing back on commitments made in the Common Understanding agreed at the May summit 1/3 www.ft.com/content/8963...
EU demands UK pay into budget as part of relationship ‘reset’
Growing tension between London and Brussels just six months after summit set out to build stronger ties
www.ft.com

Reposted by Gemma Tetlow, Jill Rutter

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 4d
Cross-party agreement can create political space for tax reform

It is time to take the political heat out of attempts to reform the tax system, says @gemmatetlow.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/cros...
Cross-party agreement can create political space for tax reform | Institute for Government
It is time to take the political heat out of attempts to reform the tax system.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Reposted by Jill Rutter

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 5d
We seem to suddenly in a super weird position. We might actually be about to have an honest conversation about taxes, pretty much by accident inews.co.uk/opinion/lyin...
After lying about our taxes, Rachel Reeves can now save Labour
After years of political cowardice maybe we're finally ready for an honest debate about taxation
inews.co.uk

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instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 5d
TOMORROW | IfG DevoLab #3: How devolution can improve transport connectivity

Join us at 10:30, live from Leeds, to hear from Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, Huw Jenkins @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social, Richard Crabtree and @jillongovt.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/devola...

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 7d
totally agree...

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 7d
I think I wrote that yesterday...

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 7d
Maybe but she has opened herself up (Given the standard of journalism today) to a month of political speculation on breaking promises rather than allowing a month for the public (and backbenchers) to get up to speed with the scale of the economic challenge

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 7d
yes - could be but not sure about forecast windows @drbenpaxton.bsky.social may know.. but I do think she is going for a big tax rise to help accelerate interest rate cuts -clearly massive preoccupation..

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 7d
I think she would have done better just to bring the Budget forward to today .. even if it was just major measures...

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 7d
and a lot of other things messing up the economy - just all seems a bit -- late?

Reposted by Jill Rutter

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 7d
The government has finally decided it can talk about the economic impact of Brexit.

But that simply exposes the limits of its plans to deal with Brexit’s consequences, says @jillongovt.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
Rachel Reeves cannot start to blame Brexit now for her economic fix | Institute for Government
Why is the government talking about Brexit and the economy again?
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 7d
or ten months ago

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 8d
Rachel Reeves cannot start to blame Brexit now for her economic fix

@jillongovt.bsky.social takes a closer look at why the government is talking about Brexit and the economy again www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
Rachel Reeves cannot start to blame Brexit now for her economic fix | Institute for Government
Why is the government talking about Brexit and the economy again?
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Reposted by Anand Menon, Jill Rutter

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 11d
EVENT | The UK-EU ‘reset': Six months on

Join us! Professor @anandmenon.bsky.social and Sir Ivan Rogers will explore the UK's new 'deal' with the EU and how much progress has been made on it. @jillongovt.bsky.social and @calummillerld.bsky.social

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/six-mo...

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 11d
this has been a brilliant tournament

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 11d
🔀 For all the latest trends in UK-EU regulatory divergence, check out our latest tracker by @jreland.bsky.social

💡It highlights the UK's increasingly difficult position of wanting to act like the EU on most regulatory issues without being a member

Read in full 👇

ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...
UK-EU Divergence Tracker Q3 2025 - UK in a changing Europe
This is the fourteenth 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 July-October 2025.
ukandeu.ac.uk

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Tim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social · 11d
Another day, another standards question facing this government... while the PM shut this case down very quickly, ministers across government need to actually learn from it this time

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
Rachel Reeves’ rental mistake is another standards warning to Keir Starmer’s ministers | Institute for Government
Standards slip-ups are distracting and damaging the Starmer government.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Jill Rutter

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 11d
📉 Calling all chart enthusiasts! 📢 The Resolution Foundation is hiring 👀

This is a rare opportunity to join our senior leadership team and take forward our work on productivity and growth.

Applications close in a little over two weeks ⤵️ buff.ly/x40DZV1

Reposted by Jill Rutter

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 12d
The mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu is a symptom of a failing system, and the dramatic rise in prisoners released in error is just one aspect of a collapsing criminal justice system, argues @cassiarowland.bsky.social

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/pris...
The mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu is a symptom of a failing system | Institute for Government
The problems in criminal justice run far deeper than one high-profile error.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Reposted by Jill Rutter

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The Economist @economist.com · 13d
Join The Economist’s Britain team
The Economist is hiring a Britain political correspondent
Join The Economist’s Britain team
econ.st

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 26d
This is @instituteforgovernment.org.uk equivalent of a 19th century novel with cliffhangers as each part comes out.. prepare for weeks of near unremitting gloom on the state of public services (I assume). by our stellar #performancetracker team
njdavies.bsky.social Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 26d
NEW: @instituteforgovernment.org.uk have published pt1 of Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 covering local government finances and overall performance, adult social care, children's social care and homelessness

Incredible work by @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social & @amberdellar.bsky.social
Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 | Institute for Government
Labour’s public service plans are less than the sum of their parts.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Reposted by Jill Rutter, David D. Buck

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Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 26d
NEW: @instituteforgovernment.org.uk have published pt1 of Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 covering local government finances and overall performance, adult social care, children's social care and homelessness

Incredible work by @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social & @amberdellar.bsky.social
Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 | Institute for Government
Labour’s public service plans are less than the sum of their parts.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Sam Macrory @sammacrory.bsky.social · 26d
NEW: Part 1 of the brilliant @instituteforgovernment.org.uk Performance Tracker

@stuarthoddinott.bsky.social & @amberdellar.bsky.social have dug deep into local government services & finances

It’s.. gloomy

As @theguardian.com @kiranstacey.bsky.social reports

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
English councils to remain poorer than in 2010 despite funding rise, says report
Exclusive: Impact of austerity cannot be undone by end of parliament despite above-inflation funding, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Jill Rutter

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 26d
The IfG DevoLab is going on the road - join us in Birmingham on Monday 20 Oct to hear how mayors and strategic authorities secure investment into regional economies.

With @greatermcr.bsky.social @jpgibson.bsky.social, North East Combined Authority www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/devola...
An image for the IfG event: IfG DevoLab #2: How can mayors and strategic authorities secure investment into regional economies? Monday 20 October 2025, 13:30 — 15:00 (BST)

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 27d
Rishi Sunak is shaping up to be a very good ex-PM
stephenkb.bsky.social Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 27d
Love this for him, perhaps the most Rishi Sunak imaginable after-premiership bit of good work he could do.
policyatkings.bsky.social The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 27d
We’re pleased to partnering with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty on Number Nation, a new initiative to conduct the UK’s largest ever study into attitudes to everyday numbers – in partnership with the Richmond Project, Purposeful Ventures and Public First

🧵⬇️

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 27d
Love this for him, perhaps the most Rishi Sunak imaginable after-premiership bit of good work he could do.
policyatkings.bsky.social The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 27d
We’re pleased to partnering with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty on Number Nation, a new initiative to conduct the UK’s largest ever study into attitudes to everyday numbers – in partnership with the Richmond Project, Purposeful Ventures and Public First

🧵⬇️