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. his brother is the journalist Ed West.
Career
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
- Get Over Yourself : Nietzsche for Our Times. Andrews UK. 1 August 2017. ISBN 978-1845409333.
- Conspicuous Compassion, ISBN 978-1903386347
- The Poverty of Multiculturalism,
- 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
- ^ "'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.
- ^ ProQuest 201348513.
- ^ "Report attacks multiculturalism". BBC News. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ProQuest 319365732.
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