Philip Collins is an acclaimed journalist and author. He is editor of Prospect Magazine and founder & Writer-in-Chief of The Draft, which works to support FTSE stalwarts, start-ups, leading charities, activists and politicians to better articulate their arguments and maximize impact. Philip is Visiting Lecturer at the University of Oxford’s School of Government and is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics.

Initially an investment banker, Philip ended his career in the City as the top ranked equity strategist in the smaller companies sector. He has served as Director of the Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think-tank working on the intersection of markets, society and state and as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Demos, Britain’s leading cross-party think tank focusing on upgrading democracy and strengthening relationships between the state, institutions and citizens.

During his varied career, Philip was political advisor to Frank Field MP, served as Tony Blair’s Chief Speech Writer and helped Sir Keir Starmer write his 2021 Conference speech. He has been a columnist for The Times and worked on the Evening Standard and New Statesman, as well as contributing to the on-line newsletter, Tortoise. Philip is the author of numerous novels and academic books, including When They Go Low, We Go High (2017) and Start Again: How We Can Fix Our Broken Politics (2018).