Patrick West

Friday, 15 January 2010

in forth, January 15, 2010


Weathering stormy science

Both climate changers and their opponents should stop blowing hot air over cold weather


Posted by Patrick West at 08:20 No comments:
Labels: Environment, Science

in spiked January 15, 2010


A minor hiccup for freakshow television
A film about a man trying to cope with a distressing condition suggested we’re only really moved by the truly weird.
Posted by Patrick West at 06:50 1 comment:
Labels: BBC, BBC1, Documentaries, Science

Friday, 8 January 2010

in spiked January 8, 2010


Punk music: never mind the cynicism


There was more to the punk scene than sneering, swearing and affected nihilism. There were some decent tunes, too.
Posted by Patrick West at 04:19 3 comments:
Labels: BBC4, Music

Monday, 4 January 2010

in the Sunday Independent (Ireland), January 3, 2010


Albert Scanlon

Left-winger and one of the 'Busby Babes' to recover from the Munich air crash

Posted by Patrick West at 05:53 No comments:
Labels: Football, Ireland

Wednesday, 30 December 2009

in The Times Online, December 30, 2009


Catholic education: a church divided


Posted by Patrick West at 09:04 No comments:
Labels: AC Grayling, atheism, Children, Education, Religion

Friday, 18 December 2009

in spiked, December 18, 2009


Cooped-up children? Don’t blame it on the box


BBC Four’s Hop, Skip and Jump suggested the culture of risk-aversion is a bigger problem for kids than TV and gangs.
Posted by Patrick West at 04:14 No comments:
Labels: BBC, BBC4, Children, Risk

Monday, 14 December 2009

in forth, December 3, 2009


Invasion of the modernity snatchers

Thu 03 Dec, 2009

Patrick West says the SF revival mirrors our dark view of the world – and our place in it

Posted by Patrick West at 13:45 No comments:
Labels: science fiction
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Patrick West
is a freelance writer and columnist for Spiked and author of 'Get Over Yourself: NIetzsche For Our Times'. Born in London in 1974, he graduated from Manchester University in 1997 with an MA in Cultural History. He has written for The Times, New Statesman, Spectator, the Times Literary Supplement, Sunday Independent (Ireland), The Irish Post, Living Marxism, Standpoint, The Catholic Herald and The Critic. He is author of the books 'Conspicuous Compassion' (Civitas, 2004), 'The Poverty of Multiculturalism' (Civitas, 2005), 'Beating Them At Their Own Game, How The Irish Conquered English Soccer' (Liberties Press, 2006), 'Get Over Yourself: Nietzsche For Our Times' (Societas, 2017) and editor of 'The Times Questions Answered' (HarperCollins, 2004). 'Les misèries del multiculturalisme' was published in Catalan in 2013 by Edicions La Mussara.
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