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Jill Rutter

Jill is an Associate Fellow at IPPR. She writes for Left Foot Forward on a range of issues that include family policy and migration.

Reject 3,000 refugee children? Just the start for this shameful Immigration Bill

Jill Rutter
26 April, 2016

New laws could see landlords turn people away based on race

Why are so few fathers taking shared parental leave?

Jill Rutter
5 April, 2016

New research shows action is needed for gender equality in the office and at home

Refugees on a small boat

Europe’s migration deal with Turkey is unworkable and probably illegal

Jill Rutter
21 March, 2016

We can expect violent scenes as desperate people resist being returned to Turkey

The EU-Turkey agreement oversimplifies the refugee crisis

Jill Rutter
8 March, 2016

The plan ignores international humanitarian laws guaranteeing the right to apply for asylum

Migration statistics reveal failure to take in Syrians

Jill Rutter
25 February, 2016

David Cameron promised to welcome 20,000 Syrians — by the end of December 2015, just 1,085 had arrived

Do we still need Sure Start in 2016?

Jill Rutter
4 January, 2016

The government’s localisation agenda has meant that there is little guidance on children’s services

Why the government should be spending more on public spaces

Jill Rutter
24 December, 2015

Cuts to local authority budgets mean children are increasingly unable to enjoy green spaces in cities

migrants crossing

Migration – what to expect in 2016

Jill Rutter
23 December, 2015

The predictions for 2016 suggest a continuation of humanitarian crisis, politicised statistics and poorly-conceived policy responses

Immigration could be Cameron’s downfall in the EU

Jill Rutter
22 December, 2015

HMRC refuses to release figures on the number of migrants claiming benefits

Number of migrants crossing English Channel is increasing.

2015 – a year of European failure

Jill Rutter
21 December, 2015

We desperately need a new approach to the migrant crisis next year

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