Tom Sasse
Former Associate Director
Tom's recent work
Proposing change: How same-sex marriage became a government success story
Passing legislation to introduce same-sex marriage marked an important step in addressing the UK’s past legal discrimination against same-sex couples.
The development of the UK’s offshore wind sector 2010–16
What can this and future governments learn from the UK's successes in offshore wind policy in the 2010s?
Tackling obesity
Government squeamishness on tackling obesity will mean higher taxes and lower productivity.
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Net zero: agenda 2022
The government’s response to the energy price crisis right will be critical to preserving political and public support for net zero policies.
The PM should make clear that he backs Chris Whitty’s advice (or doesn’t)
The prime minister is responsible for government policy and communications in a crisis.
Five questions the government should answer on its Omicron Covid variant plan
Tom Sasse sets out the questions Boris Johnson needs to address over his response to the Omicron variant
The government's net zero strategy: a good start but big gaps remain
The government will have to add detail, and confront hard choices, if their green transition targets within it are to be realistic
The government must show real commitment to learning Covid lessons
The risk is that government thinks it can move on from the pandemic without looking back
Public engagement and net zero
The government must do more to involve the public in designing policies to help the UK transition to a zero-carbon economy.
Paying for net zero
Working out a fair way to distribute the costs will be among the most important determinants of a successful transition to net zero.
Tackling Covid-19 over the long term
A weak and fragmented global response risks extending and worsening the Covid-19 pandemic.
Four questions for the government on its Covid strategy
Tom Sasse asks four questions of the government’s Covid strategy
Building a green recovery
The 'green recovery' policies announced so far has been modest compared with other countries, and some have been poorly designed and implemented.