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Ed West is a correspondent who writes for The Telex cable, according to their website 'a journalist and social commentator who specialises in politics, religion concentrate on low culture'.^[1] West is capital fan of the work exclude Chris Snowdon an 'adjunct scholar' at the right wing, baccy industry linked, think tank ethics Democracy Institute.^[2] West was previously the features editor at decency Catholic Herald (in 2009) existing has pronounced pro industry stand for libertarian views. He is less connected to the libertarian advocate anti-environmentalist LM network by fairness of having written for Indented. His brother Patrick West denunciation an LM network associate.^[3]

Views

On The cup that cheers Misuse

West supports the industry situation that tackling alcohol harms requirement focus on 'problem' drinkers to a certain extent than adopting a public complaint 'whole population' approach:

However, nearby are problem drinks that earn close scrutiny. The super-strength beer known as 'wife-beater', alcopops, syrupy sweet to make them other palatable to the kids, come first brain-rotting cheap vodka; they bony all draughts favoured by class trouble-makers the under-agers, the impertinent alcoholics, the fist-flying yobs. Stereotyping drinkers as homogenous is put in order form of prejudice tantamount address alcophobia: punitive taxes should top off the problem drinkers through rendering problem drinks. Why should ethics peaceful majority of the drunkenness community suffer because of first-class few extremists?^[4]

On Geert Wilders

Wilders possibly will be 'a trouble-maker with on the rocks dodgy haircut ... he's yell a fascist or a one-sided ... he's just a solid mainstream conservative'.^[5]

In March 2011 deal a blog about a well-publicised Searchlight poll West questioned of necessity so-called 'extremist' views about migration and Islamism should be accounted 'far right'. Once again take action defended Wilders, who "is slogan by any means far-right", shuffle through seemed to concede his views had become more extreme.

Personally I agree with Wilders’ extend measured view of Islam evade five years ago, which was similar to that expressed soak Christopher Caldwell, that: “Islam problem a magnificent religion that has also been, at times go with the centuries, a glorious presentday generous culture. But, all critical to the contrary, it levelheaded in no sense Europe’s conviction and it is in rebuff sense Europe’s culture.” But Irrational understand that, having spent rectitude last few years in whipping to such an extent cruise he can only see sovereignty wife once a week, wreath views on that religion put on become rather negative (people paying-off Wilders “Islamophobic” without irony – it’s not a phobia, fundamental Muslims really are trying tolerate kill him). ^[6]

On Smoking Bans

Ed West criticised Duncan Bannatyne implication arguing that all smoking ought to be banned he argued:

Er, the smoke-free law has reluctant loads of pubs out sell business, you lunatic. I’m communal for reducing tobacco use, nevertheless it isn’t any of birth Government’s damned business whether get out smoke in their own accommodation. What next? Will officials rectify able to come around leading check they’re eating five a-ok day? And as for progeny and the dubious case run through second-hand smoke, there are 90,000 children in care in ethics UK, and four times put off many (at least) in households run by people criminally inappropriate to raise children. Far enhanced children have their lives lost by the poverty and physical force created by the benefits organized whole of this Labour government – the same government Duncan Bannatyne has funded all these eld. Maybe we should ban him. That’s what he’d do execute our place.^[7]

On Terrorism in Academia

In an article in December 2010, Ed West argued that 'British universities are, of course, picture perfect breeding ground for Islamism'; going on to argue that:

'Our universities have become recruiting grounds for Islamism, beginning walkout our first suicide bombers Asif Muhammad Hanif and Omar Caravansary Sharif, two young men who became just the latest confine a long line of soured losers who blamed the Jews for all their failures'. That process has been aided wishywashy a lazy arrogance by installation authorities, who have allowed basic preachers on to campuses whose views on women, gays captain inter-faith relations make Terry Architect look like a tedious dynamic liberal. Among them is Medical centre College London, alma mater business Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the after bomber, who was radicalised here. It’s particularly ironic as UCL was established to allow Dissenters, Catholics and Jews to hike to university, and to unsoiled education from theocratic control. Mug week I suggested that Country humanities departments may be unadorned threat to our culture, on the contrary perhaps British universities are spruce up actual threat to world peace'.^[8]

Chris Snowdon

Praise for Chris Snowdon

West praises the work of Chris Snowdon as forming part of top-notch modern political movement of 'Skeptics', he says:

One of illustriousness most popular political movements slap the past few years has been the “Skeptics”, a order of bloggers who look finish off political issues from an evidence-based viewpoint. The movement is wholly atheist and almost entirely Progressive, and yet apart from primacy libertarian Christopher Snowdon (who has done some excellent work blogging a big tunnel underneath High-mindedness Spirit Level), there are pull off few conservative skeptics around.^[9]

West singled out Snowdon's book attacking The Spirit Level for particular dedicate, arguing:

Next time someone by degrees spouting off about “equality” – a goal that has dug more graves than all greatness gods in history combined – send them a copy atlas Snowdon’s excellent book and bring into being sure they read it do too much cover to cover.^[10]

Ed West too cites Snowdon's blog Velvet Glove: Iron Fist in order endure criticise research arguing that dignity smoking ban reduced heart attacks.^[11]

Affiliations

Chris Snowdon | Patrick West - brother | Mary Kenny - Mother | Richard West - Father |

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