A new comments system for The Spectator

From its inception, The Spectator website has helped to facilitate conversation with – and between – our readers. Not all of them, of course: fewer than 1 per cent of subscribers currently leave comments, although 20 per cent read them. This is why it is a shame that, when we launched our new app, we were not able to import this important feature. Readers love our new app, but they miss the comments.

So, we have created a new comments system that you can use on both our website and app – and there’s one big change you need to know about. Comments will now automatically be left under the name associated with your subscription unless you choose a display name – to register one, you need to go to your account by clicking here. For example, if you want to start commenting under the display name ‘Fraser Nelson’s Underpants’ (as someone has been doing for some time), then you simply need to update your profile.