Patrick West
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Orwell taught us to beware the technocrats (opens the original)
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Soulless utilitarians are just as deluded and dangerous as naive idealists. Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Whenever the patrician concerns, fringe obsessions or neurotic fixations of lifestyle leftists make the news, it invariably brings to mind George Orwell’s withering observations of a similar demographic he identified in the 1930s. So when it emerged last week that the Department of Education had issued new food guidance banning fish and chips, fried eggs and past
Are we all marginalised now? (opens the original)
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Presenting yourself as a disadvantaged group has never been more rewarding. Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. In recent decades, and especially in recent weeks, we have heard much about the plight of victimised, marginalised minorities, and the belief that they ought to be afforded special treatment and extra privileges by way of recompense. The Jason Arday debacle is a reminder of this chronic state of affairs. Many white people without mental-health issues will have lo
Why television isn’t funny anymore (opens the original)
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The 25th anniversary of The Office reminds us of a freer, more interesting time. Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. The occasion this month of the mockumentary The Office celebrating the 25th anniversary of its first appearance on television, an anniversary marked by a couple of actual documentaries, will have prompted some to revisit the comedy, or watch it for the first time. Many who have done so will have inevitably asked themselves the same question: why did televisi
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