Patrick West (born 1974,
London
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) is a British freelance writer and political commentator.
Early life
He is the son of British journalist
Richard West and
Irish journalist
Mary Kenny
Mary Kenny (born 4 April 1944) is an Irish journalist, broadcaster and playwright. A founding member of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement, she was one of the country's first and foremost Feminism, feminists, often contributes columns to the ...
. his brother is the journalist
Ed West.
Career
West has written for ''
The Spectator
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'', ''
New Statesman
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'', ''
The Times Literary Supplement
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History
The ''TLS'' first appeared in 1902 as a supplement to ''The Times'' but became a separate publication ...
'',
''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.
West's 2005 report for
Civitas
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, ''The Poverty of Multiculturalism,'' asserted that
multiculturalism
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was losing its hold on public life.
Works
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*''Conspicuous Compassion'',
Civitas
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (; plural ), according to Cicero in the time of the late Roman Republic, was the social body of the , or citizens, united by Roman law, law (). It is the law that binds them together, giving them responsibilitie ...
, 2004,
*''The Poverty of Multiculturalism'',
Civitas
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (; plural ), according to Cicero in the time of the late Roman Republic, was the social body of the , or citizens, united by Roman law, law (). It is the law that binds them together, giving them responsibilitie ...
, 2005
*''Beating Them At Their Own Game, How The Irish Conquered English Soccer'', Liberties Press, 2006
* ''The Times Questions Answered'' (editor), HarperCollins, 2004
References
British non-fiction writers
English people of Irish descent
Alumni of the University of Manchester
1974 births
Living people
British male writers
British male non-fiction writers
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