Andy West

Andy West has also written for Unbound, 3AM Magazine, the Guardian, the Times Educational Supplement and other publications. He lives in London where he teaches philosophy in prison. Follow him on twi

It’s not prisoners but prisons that need rehabilitating

A new book sheds light on the past, present and future of incarceration.

By Andy West

/ 14 May 2019

It’s not prisoners but prisons that need rehabilitating

Does poverty cause crime?

Socio-economic determinism is inadequate as an explanation of criminality.

By Andy West

/ 10 Aug 2016

Why politics needs more in-betweeners

Human psychology makes people suspicious of opposing perspectives, but seeing both sides of an argument is not a weakness.

By Andy West

/ 20 Jul 2016

I stopped eating animals because of human rights

What does the meat industry do to people’s mental health?

By Andy West

/ 15 Feb 2016