Patrick West

Patrick West (born 1974, London) is a British freelance writer and political commentator.

Early life

He is the son of British journalist Richard West and Irish journalist Mary Kenny, the brother of the journalist Ed West, and cousin of actors Timothy West and Samuel West.[1]

Career

West has written for The Spectator, The Times Literary Supplement, and Standpoint. He is currently a regular columnist for Spiked.[2]

According to Ben Schott, West's 2004 report, Conspicuous Compassion: Why Sometimes it Really is Cruel to be Kind criticised “grief tourism.” He wrote that: "We live in a post-emotional age, one characterised by crocodile tears and manufactured emotion. Ostentatious caring allows a lonely nation to forge new social bonds. Additionally, it serves as a form of catharsis. We saw this at its most ghoulish after the demise of Diana. In truth, mourners were not crying for her, but for themselves..."[3]

West's 2005 report for Civitas, The Poverty of Multiculturalism, asserted that multiculturalism was losing its hold on public life.[4]

Works
  • Get Over Yourself : Nietzsche for Our Times. Andrews UK. August 1, 2017. ISBN 978-1845409333.
  • Conspicuous Compassion, Civitas, 2004
  • The Poverty of Multiculturalism, Civitas, 2005 [4][5]
  • Beating Them At Their Own Game, How The Irish Conquered English Soccer, Liberties Press, 2006
  • The Times Questions Answered (editor), HarperCollins, 2004
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References
  1. "Damian Thompson on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. https://www.spiked-online.com/author/patrick-west/
  3. Schott, Ben (30 July 2009). "Grief Tourism". New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. Thompson, Damian (29 January 2005). "You can keep your identity politics". The Spectator. ProQuest 201348513.
  5. "Multicultural policy 'is breeding racial hatred'". The Times. ProQuest 319365732.

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