Emma Norris
Deputy Director
Emma's recent work
Twenty-five years on: what the national minimum wage teaches us about radical change
The national minimum wage is a case study in how to effectively design and deliver policy.
Rishi Sunak’s first year as prime minister: the IfG verdict
How has Rishi Sunak fared in his first 365 days as the UK’s prime minister? The IfG expert team weigh up the progress he has – or has not – made.
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The five steps Rishi Sunak should take after becoming prime minister
The steps Rishi Sunak should take to hit the ground running as prime minister.
Five headaches that await the new prime minister
The IfG team picks out the five headaches which await the next PM
Liz Truss’s government was not functioning: Conservative MPs must resolve this situation
This country needs a fully functioning government which is focused on the problems people are facing
Boris Johnson’s only remaining option is to focus on core priorities
Emma Norris outlines three things Johnson should and shouldn’t do next
Five things we learned from the Queen’s Speech
The Institute for Government team runs the rule over the legislative programme set out in the Queen's Speech
Boris Johnson must publish Sue Gray’s report in full
The government should commit to sharing Sue Gray’s full report
The Covid Inquiry’s chair must have freedom to go where the evidence takes her
The Covid inquiry chair must take control of her work by agreeing the terms of reference and focusing on the most important government decisions
The coronavirus inquiry
Boris Johnson should establish his promised public inquiry into the government’s handling of coronavirus in May.
The prime minister is wrong to say that coronavirus lessons can wait
The coronavirus crisis is far from over, but the government is wrong to say that it is too early to learn from the mistakes it has made
Net zero: how government can meet its climate change target
Stronger leadership and co-ordination from the prime minister is needed if the UK’s commitment to reach net zero by 2050 is to be credible.