Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A watan Satumbar 2011, ya ba da gudummawa ga wani littafi mai taken "Me ke gaba ga Ma'aikata? Ra'ayoyi don Sabuwar Zamani"; a cikin labarinsa ya nuna ra'ayinsa cewa kashe kuɗin tsaro a ƙarƙashin Tony Blair bai isa ba. A watan Agusta 2014, West na ɗaya daga cikin mutane 200 da suka sanya hannu kan wata wasika zuwa "The Guardian" da ke adawa da 'yancin Scottish a cikin watan Satumba.
kuri'ar raba gardama a kan wannan batu.