The Spectator

Welcome to the latest CoffeeHousers' Wall. For those who haven't come across the Wall before, it's a post we put up each Monday, on which - providing your writing isn't libellous, crammed with swearing, or offensive to common decency - you'll be able to say whatever you like in the comments section. There is no topic, so there's no need to stay 'on topic' - which means you'll be able to debate with each other more freely and extensively. There's also no constraint on the length of what you write - so, in effect, you can become Coffee House bloggers. Anything's fair game - from political stories in your local paper, to chat about the latest football results.

House style Sir: How quaint that Simon Jenkins writes ‘working class’ without irony (‘Who do you Trust?’, 30 October). He must be among the very last to do so. But then he is chairman of that stultified repository of selective memory, the National Trust. I wonder why he thinks ‘working class’ means stupid. Jenkins, of course, struggles under the terrible burden of always being right. But let’s see if a little astute correction might deflate the bubble of embracing self-love he so very complacently inhabits. Any event-organiser knows that free drinks (and possibly live sex plus public executions) will get the attendance numbers up. It’s easy. But there are higher goals than mere numerical popularity.

Here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the past week. Fraser Nelson celebrates an unorthodox genius. James Forsyth says that the Europe issue hasn’t gone away, and discusses a model of coalition policy making. Peter Hoskin explains why Ed Miliband has been duplicitous about debt, and ponders Cameron’s bad news day. David Blackburn notes that there’s little triumphalism among Republican leaders, and condemns prisoners’ voting “rights”. Susan Hill calls for more generous donation to be made to small charities. Rod Liddle has more on the ginger rodent saga. Alex Massie introduces Speaker John Boehner. And Melanie Phillips writes in defence of control orders.

Exit stage right A new far-right movement, the English Defence League, held protests in Leicester and London. Postwar British history is full of the corpses of failed far-right parties. — The League of Empire Loyalists was a neo-Nazi party which split in 1957 over whether to allow Jews to join. Why any would want to was a mystery. — The National Socialist Movement was founded in 1962 but split two years later after two of its leaders, Colin Jordan and John Tyndall, fought over the same woman. — The British Movement was formed from the remains of the National Socialist Movement in 1968. It won 2.

Here are some of the posts made on Spectator.co.uk over the past week: Fraser Nelson explains how free schools benefit all schools. James Forsyth sets out the new fairness battleground, and reports on a double boost for the coalition's economic strategy. Peter Hoskin watches Clegg get angry, and says that Cameron's certainty contrasts with Miliband's equivocation. David Blackburn charts the growing need for elected police commissioners, and observes the Big Society in action. Alex Massie reports back from Israel. Melanie Philips reveals the true reason for the Middle East impasse. And the Spectator Arts Blog picks a selection of films for Halloween.

Welcome to the latest CoffeeHousers' Wall. For those who haven't come across the Wall before, it's a post we put up each Monday, on which - providing your writing isn't libellous, crammed with swearing, or offensive to common decency - you'll be able to say whatever you like in the comments section. There is no topic, so there's no need to stay 'on topic' - which means you'll be able to debate with each other more freely and extensively. There's also no constraint on the length of what you write - so, in effect, you can become Coffee House bloggers. Anything's fair game - from political stories in your local paper, to chat about the latest football results.