Patrick West

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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

References[]

  1. ^ "Damian Thompson on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Patrick West, Author at spiked".
  3. ^ Schott, Ben (30 July 2009). "Grief Tourism". New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 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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