Patrick West

British writer

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, 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

^ "'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.