The Spectator was established in 1828, and is the oldest continuously published magazine in the English language. The Spectator's taste for controversy, however, remains undiminished. There is no party line to which The Spectator's writers are bound - originality of thought and elegance of expression are the sole editorial constraints.

The May 13 free trial issue sees the launch of two regular new sections for the magazine Business and a Style and Travel section ('You've earned it'). Barry Humphries writes his Diary, Matthew D'Ancona on Politics and Blair's timetable, Fraser Nelson interviews David Cameron and William Boyd writes about Buenos Aires

Contributors in the second free trial issue include: Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Peter Oborne, Matthew Parris, Paul Johnson, Christopher Fildes, Mary Wakefield, A.N. Wilson, Sholto Byrnes, Rod Liddle, Michael Tanner, Taki, Simon Hoggart and Raymond Keene.