The best of The Spectator in 2014

2014 has been a fantastic year for the The Spectator online. Over the last 12 months, 13 million people have visited 40 million pages on this website. Our Scottish referendum coverage attracted record-breaking traffic — with so many people visiting this site, we had to double our server capacity to cope with the number of readers.

From freedom of speech and ambulance crises to sex and memes, the most read pieces of the last year are a diverse bunch. The lists below of top ten magazine and blog pieces show off the wide-ranging good taste of Spectator readers.

From everyone at 22 Old Queen Street, we wish you a very happy new year. Thank you for visiting Coffee House and the rest of our website in 2014. 2015 is set to be an exhilarating year and we look forward to having you along for the ride.

From the magazine:

1. Free speech is so last century. Today’s students want the ‘right to be comfortable’ – Brendan O’Neill

2. Porn-agains: meet the middle-aged men – and women – warped by internet porn – Cosmo Landesman

3. Oscar