Philip Stephens

London

Contributing Editor at Financial Times

Writer, Historian, Con. Ed@FT. Visit Senior Fellow @STGEUI Florence, Fellow @BoschAcademy, Hon Gov Ditchley. Inside-Out Col: https://t.co/bp1EltkC8L

Articles

Is economics the driving force behind all wars?

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Philip Stephens

In 1909 the journalist Norman Angell wrote The Great Illusion. As the clouds of war gathered over Europe, he offered reassurance.
Placate or retaliate? Starmer and Carney are both right on Trump

2 months ago | ft.com | Philip Stephens

The writer is an FT contributing editorCanada’s Mark Carney has picked up the gauntlet. Britain’s Keir Starmer prefers to look the other way.
Britain is struggling to accept the end of Atlanticism

Feb 21, 2025 | ft.com | Philip Stephens

The writer is an FT contributing editor There are questions about Britain’s national security that go unasked even in secret corners of...
Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends - Nature Communications

Feb 20, 2025 | nature.com | James W. Pearce-Higgins |Chris M. Hewson |Christine Howard |Philip Stephens |Stephen Willis |Richard Fuller | +1 more

AbstractPopulations of many migratory taxa have been declining over recent decades. Although protected areas are a cornerstone for conservation, their role in protecting migratory species can be incomplete due to the dynamic distributions of these species.
There is a way out of the doom loop for Labour

Dec 20, 2024 | ft.com | Philip Stephens

The writer is an FT contributing editorIt is harder than it looks.
Britain’s national security demands more than a defence review

Nov 22, 2024 | ft.com | Philip Stephens

The writer is an FT contributing editorSir Keir Starmer imagined himself a domestic policy prime minister.
To govern is to choose

Oct 23, 2024 | philipstephens.substack.com | Philip Stephens

To follow the political commentary surrounding Keir Starmer’s first months in office is to conclude that Britain’s Labour government is already on the rocks. Misstep has been followed by blunder, swerve by collision. How could the nation have handed a colossal parliamentary majority to a politician who does not pay for his own suits? The clock, the ever breathless critique runs, is fast ticking towards the next general election. Yes, that’s the election scheduled for 2029. Reality is more prosaic.
This Ability with Philip Stephens: Senator Jordon Steele-John on disability advocacy and political change

Oct 17, 2024 | thebigsmoke.com.au | Philip Stephens |Rosana Coelho |TBS Likes..

In part three of his series, This Ability, Philip Stephens talks to politician and disability rights advocate, Senator Jordon Steele-John. In the third instalment of This Ability, Philip Stephens continues to highlight stories of individuals who have harnessed their challenges to become beacons of social change.
This Ability with Philip Stephens: Graeme Innes AM on human rights and disability justice

Sep 16, 2024 | thebigsmoke.com.au | Philip Stephens |Rosana Coelho |TBS Likes.. |Jan Cocks-Salvemini

Philip Stephens chats with lawyer, author, and disability advocate, Graeme Innes AM, in part two of his four-part series, This Ability. In this second instalment of This Ability, Philip Stephens continues to share the stories of those who have turned adversity into a platform for change.
An assessment of seasonal bait uptake by individual grey squirrels to develop a delivery system for oral contraceptives

Sep 9, 2024 | scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sarah E. Beatham |APHA York |Philip Stephens |Dominic Goodwin

1 Introduction Globally, human–wildlife conflicts continue to increase in frequency, scale and severity as a result of human population growth and expansion.1 Many of these conflicts concern the economic and environmental impacts of non-native and invasive species.