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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Making policy stick
Getting government focused on delivering long-term change.
100 days of Theresa May: a break with the past – but an unclear future
Although officially leading an incumbent government, Theresa May made it clear that she will govern as new
Heathrow – the cycle of political procrastination has to end
Emma Norris says this underlines the huge problem politics poses for infrastructure decision making
Theresa May’s speech: big on ambition – but can she really deliver?
The big theme of Theresa May’s first conference speech as Prime Minister was that ‘change is going to come’
Trust in government is growing – but it needs to deliver
Much has been written about the deep divide between Leave and Remain voters. New polling published today by the IfG challenges this analysis
Go ahead on Hinkley points to poor infrastructure decision making
Theresa May has decided that Hinkley will go ahead, with new conditions to protect national security
Lessons from Universal Credit to help current and future major projects
This week the Institute for Government published Universal Credit: From disaster to recovery?
Learning the lessons from Universal Credit
Universal Credit: From disaster to recovery looked at the failure and potential recovery of Universal Credit. In this separate commentary, we look at