Philip Stephens

Philip Stephens is a writer and historian, the author most recently of two widely acclaimed books charting the twists and turns in Britain's place in the world as a post-imperial power. "These Divided Isles: Britain and Ireland, Past and Future" (Faber & Faber 2025) charts the nation's tumultuous relationship with its nearest neighbour and former colony since Irish independence, and looks ahead to the prospects of a united Ireland. "Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit" (Faber & Faber 2021) is an account of Britain's post-imperial struggle to find its international role. He is a Contributing Editor at the "Financial Times", where formerly he wrote a weekly column about political and international affairs and was Director of the Editorial Board. He also writes a Substack column, "Inside-Out".