Jill Rutter

Defra’s experience shows the problems in making Brexit work
14 Mar Energy & Environment
Defra’s experience shows the problems in making Brexit work
The department is struggling to make sense of its post-Brexit responsibilities and freedoms
Net zero's hard yards are ahead
09 Feb 2022 Energy & Environment
Net zero's hard yards are ahead
As Cop26 fades into the distance, ministers still have a mountain to climb to deliver their climate ambitions
Brexit from the inside: ministers and officials reflect on the path to exit
01 Feb 2021 Brexit
Brexit from the inside: ministers and officials reflect on the path to exit
UK in a Changing Europe’s newly launched witness archive opens a window into how Brexit happened, revealing the internal rows and shaken institutions in Whitehall. Jill Rutter shares the details
Jill Rutter: Boris Johnson might insist that Brexit is done, but there’s much left in the civil service’s EU exit in-tray
14 Feb 2020 Brexit
Jill Rutter: Boris Johnson might insist that Brexit is done, but there’s much left in the civil service’s EU exit in-tray

The UK’s formal exit from the European Union has seen the government try to move the country’s focus from Brexit. But civil servants will have no such luxury
Jill Rutter: It's hard to overstate Brexit’s impact on Whitehall
05 Apr 2019 Brexit
Jill Rutter: It's hard to overstate Brexit’s impact on Whitehall

Two years since Article 50 was triggered – and longer since EU referendum campaigning hit its stride – the Brexit effect on both the civil service and parliament has been profound
Opinion: Sending hundreds of civil servants to Brussels to talk trade is no substitute for detail
12 Apr 2018 Brexit
Opinion: Sending hundreds of civil servants to Brussels to talk trade is no substitute for detail

The UK government needs to set out proposals – not just send negotiators – to make progress on post-Brexit trade, says the Institute for Government’s Jill Rutter
Second time around: an in-depth look at the new Number 10 machine
09 Jul 2015 Analysis
Second time around: an in-depth look at the new Number 10 machine

What do David Cameron’s changes at the centre tell us about his government? Jill Rutter from the Institute for Government analyses the new team around the PM