Jill Rutter

Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 | Institute for Government

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Nick Davies

@njdavies.bsky.social

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

Labour’s public service plans are less than the sum of their parts.

English councils to remain poorer than in 2010 despite funding rise, says report

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Sam Macrory

@sammacrory.bsky.social

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...

Exclusive: Impact of austerity cannot be undone by end of parliament despite above-inflation funding, analysis finds

www.theguardian.com

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Institute for Government

@instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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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Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

Rishi Sunak is shaping up to be a very good ex-PM

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1d

Love this for him, perhaps the most Rishi Sunak imaginable after-premiership bit of good work he could do.

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 1d

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

Love this for him, perhaps the most Rishi Sunak imaginable after-premiership bit of good work he could do.

The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 1d

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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Andrew Sissons

@acjsissons.bsky.social

There’s not much to say about the solid wall insulation failures that hasn’t already been said. A diabolical policy failure that wasted money and harmed people.

But one thing I will add is: I think it highlights the need for more state delivery capacity on warm homes, not just regulation
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Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Durrant

@timdurrant.bsky.social

The new Ethics and Integrity Commission has launched today, with a shiny new website (outside the gov. uk brand!)

We spoke to its chair, Doug Chalmers, earlier in the year about the new body and its work...

eic.independent-commission.uk

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UK in a Changing Europe

@ukandeu.bsky.social

"One thing is clear: in stark contrast to the late 2010s, party conferences are not the place to go for really vigorous debates about the UK’s future relationship with Europe."

@jillongovt.bsky.social argues that UK-EU relations is a dividing line in UK party politics

ukandeu.ac.uk/uk-eu-relati...

Relations with Europe are becoming more of a dividing line for the mainstream parties - UK in a changing Europe

In the wake of party conference season, Jill Rutter reflects on how much attention was paid to the UK's relationship with the EU at the Liberal Democrat, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Green Party ...

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Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

More plausible...

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

I think for what you want this proposal would be totally counterproductive because what you might regard as neutral voices (and Miliband is surely not the right person to chair..) would not carry credibility with those you need to persuade. A citizen's assembly might be better

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Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

alternative view - this would look like exactly the sort of Establishment stitch-up that would ensure a No victory next time round. IF you wanted to do this, I think you would at the least need to start with a Chair who supported Brexit first time round to have any credibility about things changing

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Anand Menon

@anandmenon.bsky.social

If they do this, they’ll need a convincing answer to the obvious question some will ask: ‘why don’t we rejoin?’ Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

www.thetimes.com/article/8875...

With Reform UK threatening the end of two-party politics, both Labour and the Tories are fighting to stay relevant as conference season comes to an end

www.thetimes.com

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by Tim Bale — Reposted by Jill Rutter, Anand Menon, Simon Usherwood

Tim Bale

@timbale.bsky.social

Enjoyed doing this @ukandeu.bsky.social event with my #BGE2024 co-author @psurridge.bsky.social - and 👏 to @jillongovt.bsky.social for coping admirably with the 'two-Tims-problem'!

UKICE Lunch Hour: the state of the right - UK in a changing Europe

UK in a Changing Europe is bringing together a team of experts to understand the developments in right-wing politics. Join us online to hear their analysis of the state of the right.

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BBC News - Identity cards scheme will be axed 'within 100 days'

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

here is an estimate of £ 4.5bn spent by Feb 2010 - the scheme was scrapped in May news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8707355...

news.bbc.co.uk

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

I am not sure these cost estimates would be relevant now as we already have lots of digital ID systems that govt could build off.. note that govt was charging for cards backed then and people who had paid did not get compensated when cards were cancelled

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Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

Identity Cards - Hansard - UK Parliament

Hansard record of the item : 'Identity Cards' on Monday 6 July 2009.

hansard.parliament.uk

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Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

sorry - failed to put in the reference and now can;t find it .. the estimate in 2007 was that the scheme would cost a total of £ 5.31m by 2016 but it was cancelled in 2010. That was the estimate of the cost when scrapped by govt argued in 2009 that a lot of those costs were for biometric passports

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Digital ID cards | Institute for Government

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

it does make the point that employers are already supposed to check status..(I thought...) -- but you are right

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Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

here's a handy @instituteforgovernment.org.uk explainer for him on the background in case he hasn't looked at that either www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/di...

The introduction of ID cards has been debated in Westminster for decades.

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Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

well if you are not getting any credit for it, maybe just rein it in..

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Peter Hyman

@peterhyman.bsky.social

thanks a lot - think we need a playbook of campaigns to cut through the noise rather than a ‘one and done’ mentality of small policy launches.

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Revealed: How the No 10 grid strangles effective communication

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

V interesting new substack from @peterhyman.bsky.social on what decent modern media management in govt should look like - and why the Grid is no longer the way to go peterhyman21.substack.com/p/revealed-h... (the lesson of Major era is, I think, hopeless division not great for media management)

A government ‘playlist’ of campaigns could cut through more powerfully than an old-style grid of worthy policy nuggets

peterhyman21.substack.com

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Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

its one of the best ever titles if nothing else

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The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

V Important piece from @andrewgmccormick.bsky.social for @ukandeu.bsky.social on why UK guarantees would be inadequate replacement for ECHR for GFA/Belfast agreement. UK govts are joint guarantors of that agreement with Irish counterpart

UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 6d

"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."

ukandeu.ac.uk/the-belfast-...

Andrew McCormick explains the role ECHR membership plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement.

The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe

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UK in a Changing Europe

@ukandeu.bsky.social

"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."

ukandeu.ac.uk/the-belfast-...

Andrew McCormick explains the role ECHR membership plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement.

2025-26 Mackenzie Stuart Lecture: 'Reflections on the Brexit

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Markus W. Gehring

@mwgehring.bsky.social

Warm invitation @eulegalstudies.bsky.social annual lecture with the most inspiring @ukandeu.bsky.social Director Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social with Reflections on the Brexit ‘Revolution’ - please join us @cambridgelaw.bsky.social on 3 Nov 5.30pm - open to all.

www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...

Speaker: Professor Anand Menon, Director, UK in a Changing Europe Biography: Anand Menon is Director of the UK in a Changing Europe and Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s

www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk

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Kemi Badenoch’s promise to abolish stamp duty has ducked tax trade-offs | Institute for Government

Jill Rutter

@jillongovt.bsky.social

Steve Reed at Labour (in the Politico pub) said he hadn't thought about revaluation or and it hadn't cropped up in any discussion with Rachel Reeves

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UK in a Changing Europe

@ukandeu.bsky.social

"Are they [MRPs] any use to anyone at this stage of the Parliament? No! Do something more useful. Stop producing these polls. They're not magic."

Expert pollster @psurridge.bsky.social reflects on polls and electoral reform

Catch up on the discussion in full here 👇 www.youtube.com/live/ivRLHUb...

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Sam Macrory

@sammacrory.bsky.social

Flagged in this morning’s Politico Playbook, here’s @tompope.bsky.social’s excellent new @instituteforgovernment.org.uk blog on Kemi Badenoch’s stamp duty plan - and why the sums don’t quite add up.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/kemi...

Do Kemi Badenoch's stamp duty sums add up?