religion subject nationality notableworks article_title name occupation
catholic religion , social commentary british '' the diversity illusion '' ed west -lrb- journalist -rrb-
 ed west author , journalist
ed west -lrb- journalist -rrb-

ed west is an author , journalist and blogger , who is the deputy editor of the `` the catholic herald '' .
previously he wrote a column for `` the daily telegraph '' .
in june 2013 , he began blogging and writing for `` the spectator '' .
in 2013 peter oborne described west as `` one of the most interesting of the rising generation of political writers , who delights in destroying liberal pieties '' .
oborne continued stating `` at its worst , though , west 's book can come over as an anti-islamic rant . ''
west 's book , `` the diversity illusion '' , which examines the supposed adverse effects of mass immigration on british society , was published in february 2013 .
it was described by `` the observer '' as a `` brazen and breezily written polemic '' whose `` arguments are repeatedly undermined by reality . ''
peter hitchens in `` the mail on sunday '' wrote that west 's book was `` powerful '' and that it contained an `` excellent analysis '' into `` official propaganda about economic benefits '' of immigration .
he is the son of british journalist richard west and irish journalist mary kenny , the brother of the journalist patrick west , and cousin of actors timothy west and samuel west .
