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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. 1 August 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

Further reading

External links

• Articles by Patrick West for New Statesman.

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