James Kirkup and Stephen Daisley join Coffee House, as The Spectator’s growth continues

When James Forsyth set up Coffee House ten years ago, we imagined there being a big difference between blogs and magazine articles. We soon worked out that readers didn’t really distinguish. They read a great article on The Spectator website, and that was that. They’d share, and subscribe to read more. Over the years Coffee House has developed into a live comment section boasting up some of the best names in British journalism: Nick Cohen, Douglas Murray, Isabel Hardman, Brendan O’Neill, Alex Massie, Rod Liddle and more.

And, soon, two more. I’m delighted to announce that James Kirkup, of the Daily Telegraph, will be joining Coffee House as a regular columnist. I doubt anyone who visits these pages will need an introduction. He is, quite simply, one of the very best political writers in this country.  He is leaving the Telegraph to run the Social Market Foundation but, I’m delighted to say, he is not leaving journalism.