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
References[]
- ^ "Damian Thompson on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Patrick West, Author at spiked".
- ^ Schott, Ben (30 July 2009). "Grief Tourism". New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thompson, Damian (29 January 2005). "You can keep your identity politics". The Spectator. ProQuest 201348513.
- ^ "Multicultural policy 'is breeding racial hatred'". The Times. ProQuest 319365732.
Further reading[]
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1455117/Britain-wallowing-in-mourning-sickness.html
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/selfish-britain-blamed-for-new-grief-lite-qptnt9gxncb
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3512447.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4295318.stm
- https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/poms-passports-tell-truth/news-story/19ee6e1f432f40858f0939035e74807c?nk=98c2f234bd42b7b6ed3b14470a975ce1-1549171686
- https://www.theage.com.au/opinion/just-what-is-so-wrong-with-all-this-compassion-20050104-gdzatq.html
External links[]
- Articles by Patrick West for New Statesman.
- British non-fiction writers
- Alumni of the University of Manchester
- 1974 births
- Living people
- British male writers
- Male non-fiction writers
- British writer stubs