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[[Ed West]] is a journalist who writes for [[The Telegraph]], according to their website 'a journalist and social commentator who specialises in politics, religion and low culture'.<ref>Ed West, [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/author/edwest/ Ed West], ''The Telegraph'', Accessed 16-December-2010</ref> West is a fan of the work of [[Chris Snowdon]].<ref>Ed West, [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100064687/the-eurosceptics-were-right-but-so-are-the-welfare-sceptics-multiculturalism-sceptics-and-sex-education-sceptics/ The Eurosceptics were right, but so are the welfare-sceptics, multiculturalism-sceptics and sex education-sceptics], ''The Telegraph'', 22-November-2010, Accessed 16-December-2010</ref> | [[Ed West]] is a journalist who writes for [[The Telegraph]], according to their website 'a journalist and social commentator who specialises in politics, religion and low culture'.<ref>Ed West, [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/author/edwest/ Ed West], ''The Telegraph'', Accessed 16-December-2010</ref> West is a fan of the work of [[Chris Snowdon]].<ref>Ed West, [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100064687/the-eurosceptics-were-right-but-so-are-the-welfare-sceptics-multiculturalism-sceptics-and-sex-education-sceptics/ The Eurosceptics were right, but so are the welfare-sceptics, multiculturalism-sceptics and sex education-sceptics], ''The Telegraph'', 22-November-2010, Accessed 16-December-2010</ref> | ||
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| + | :However, there are problem drinks that deserve close scrutiny. The super-strength lager known as "wife-beater'', alcopops, sugary sweet to make them more palatable to the kids, and brain-rotting cheap vodka; they are all draughts favoured by the trouble-makers the under-agers, the abusive alcoholics, the fist-flying yobs. Stereotyping drinkers as homogenous is a form of prejudice tantamount to alcophobia: punitive taxes should target the problem drinkers through the problem drinks. Why should the peaceful majority of the drinking community suffer because of a few extremists?<ref>Ed West, Drinkers aren't all to blame - it's problem drinks, The Telegraph, 23-June-2007</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:37, 3 January 2011
Ed West is a journalist who writes for The Telegraph, according to their website 'a journalist and social commentator who specialises in politics, religion and low culture'.[1] West is a fan of the work of Chris Snowdon.[2]
Contents
Views
On Alcohol Misuse
- However, there are problem drinks that deserve close scrutiny. The super-strength lager known as "wife-beater, alcopops, sugary sweet to make them more palatable to the kids, and brain-rotting cheap vodka; they are all draughts favoured by the trouble-makers the under-agers, the abusive alcoholics, the fist-flying yobs. Stereotyping drinkers as homogenous is a form of prejudice tantamount to alcophobia: punitive taxes should target the problem drinkers through the problem drinks. Why should the peaceful majority of the drinking community suffer because of a few extremists?[3]
Chris Snowdon
Praise for Chris Snowdon
West praises the work of Chris Snowdon as forming part of a modern political movement of 'Skeptics', he says:
- One of the most popular political movements of the past few years has been the “Skeptics”, a group of bloggers who look at political issues from an evidence-based viewpoint. The movement is entirely atheist and almost entirely Left-wing, and yet apart from the libertarian Christopher Snowdon (who has done some excellent work blogging a big tunnel underneath The Spirit Level), there are very few conservative skeptics around.[4]
West singled out Snowdon's book attacking The Spirit Level for particular praise, arguing:
- Next time someone starts spouting off about “equality” – a goal that has dug more graves than all the gods in history combined – send them a copy of Snowdon’s excellent book and make sure they read it from cover to cover.[5]
Ed West also cites Snowdon's blog Velvet Glove: Iron Fist in order to criticise research arguint that the smoking ban reduced heart attacks.[6]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Ed West, Ed West, The Telegraph, Accessed 16-December-2010
- ↑ Ed West, The Eurosceptics were right, but so are the welfare-sceptics, multiculturalism-sceptics and sex education-sceptics, The Telegraph, 22-November-2010, Accessed 16-December-2010
- ↑ Ed West, Drinkers aren't all to blame - it's problem drinks, The Telegraph, 23-June-2007
- ↑ Ed West, The Eurosceptics were right, but so are the welfare-sceptics, multiculturalism-sceptics and sex education-sceptics, The Telegraph, 22-November-2010, Accessed 16-December-2010
- ↑ Ed West, Does recycling cause suicide? Or why The Spirit Level is wrong and more equal societies are not happier, The Telegraph, 9-July-2010, Accessed 16-Decemder-2010
- ↑ Ed West, Has the smoking ban reduced the number of heart attacks in the UK?, The Telegraph, 9-June-2010
