Phillip is an internationally recognised political thinker and social and economic commentator. 

He is the director and founder of the public policy think tank ResPublica and an academic, journalist and author. 

Prior to entering politics and public policy he was a senior lecturer in theology and philosophy – teaching at the Universities of Exeter and Cumbria. He is the author of Red Tory: How Left and Right have Broken Britain and How we can Fix It which sought to redefine the centre ground of British politics around the ideas of civil association, mutual ownership and social enterprise. His ideas have influenced the agenda around the Big Society and have helped to redefine British politics.

Papers he has authored while at ResPublica include 'The Ownership State', and 'To Buy, To Bid, To Build: Community Rights for an Asset Owning Democracy' (with Steve Wyler of the Development Trusts Association). 

He has written extensively in the British press including The Guardian, The Observer, The Financial Times, The Sunday Times, Prospect and the New Statesman. He is a frequent broadcaster – appearing on the BBC and Sky as well as foreign media outlets. His ideas have attracted attention both nationally and internationally and he speaks all over the world on the idea of a new economic and social politics based around free association and group formation.

Watch the interview with him in the film below: