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.
All work
The G7 needs to agree a long-term plan for fighting Covid-19
Sharing vaccines is necessary but not sufficient. World leaders need to take a long view and build health resilience.
Covid-19 futures
In May 2021, the IfG and Wellcome Trust convened two private roundtables on medium- to long-term future scenarios for the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid international travel rules
Testing and quarantine requirements have been progressively removed since the start of 2022.
Taking stock of the Conservative manifesto
The government is yet to deliver around half of its 2019 manifesto promises – and many of those it has made progress on are the ‘easy wins’.
Covid passports
The government must address concerns over how, where and when Covid passports would be used.
Covid passports
Covid passports are a way of proving that a person has been vaccinated against (or in some cases recovered from or tested negative for) Covid-19.
The government must step up its support for people told to self-isolate
Inadequate financial support for self-isolation could yet undermine the UK’s path out of the crisis
The chancellor needs to confront the costs of net zero
The budget was another missed opportunity to set out a plan for paying for net zero
The UK needs more ambitious science investment to build on Covid achievements
The UK's notable scientific triumphs during the coronavirus crisis are disguising wider problems
Six things we learned at our net zero conference
TomTom Sasse reflects on a day of discussions about how countries can reach net zero