Patrick West
Patrick West (born 1974, London) is a British freelance writer and political commentator.
Early life[edit]
He is the son of British journalist Richard West and Irish journalist Mary Kenny. his brother is the journalist Ed West.
Career[edit]
West has written for The Spectator, New Statesman, The Times Literary Supplement, and Standpoint and Spiked.
In 2004, West wrote the monograph Conspicuous Compassion: Why Sometimes It Really Is Cruel to Be Kind on the topic of "recreational grief" being displayed by the British public.[1][2]
West's 2005 report for Civitas, The Poverty of Multiculturalism, asserted that multiculturalism was losing its hold on public life.[3][4]
Works[edit]
- Get Over Yourself : Nietzsche for Our Times. Andrews UK. 1 August 2017. ISBN 978-1845409333.
- Conspicuous Compassion, Civitas, 2004, ISBN 978-1903386347
- The Poverty of Multiculturalism, Civitas, 2005 ISBN 978-1903386460[3][5]
- Beating Them At Their Own Game, How The Irish Conquered English Soccer, Liberties Press, 2006 ISBN 978-1905483105
- The Times Questions Answered (editor), HarperCollins, 2004
References[edit]
- ^ "'Mourning sickness is a religion'". BBC News. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ O'Neill, Sean. "Britain 'wallowing in mourning sickness'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ a b Thompson, Damian (29 January 2005). "You can keep your identity politics". The Spectator. ProQuest 201348513.
- ^ "Report attacks multiculturalism". BBC News. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Multicultural policy 'is breeding racial hatred'". The Times. ProQuest 319365732.
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