It's here in yesterday's Guardian. Little or no controversy, and lots of praise for Latin, from Harry Mount himself (all positive - no side-swipes, except at governments who have 'drummed out' Latin), and from a number of enthusiasts, one of whom was not taught Latin but praises the benefits of what he has picked up 'from music and a teach-yourself book I once tried.'

A few extracts:

• I loved Latin at school too. I only had a couple of years of it, and have forgotten much of what I learned, but I still get a little buzz when I manage to understand something.
• My fondest memory of learning Latin was the fantastic Cambridge Latin Course - a cross between a text book and a Roman soap opera, with the likes of Caecilius, Grumio, Clemens and Quintus. It was like the Asterix books but you got to learn Latin at the same time!
• Ah, fond memories of Caecilius and the family in old Pompeii, thanks to the Cambridge Latin Course ...

  "Erat Quinto discus novus.
  Erat statua nasus fractus."

  ... and all that. Daggers in the forum, the occupation of England, King Cogidubnus.
  
  One direct effect of the relatively engaging story was that many of the people studying both Latin and French rapidly became better at the former.
  
  I mean, who really gave a toss about Mme et Mnsr Blanc et leur bloody pet singe?!?
• I loved Latin...studied it to A Level and while of course I agree that learning English grammar was made easier with a foundation of Latin,vocabulary is much enriched by an acquaintsnce with Latin...I looked at Eleutheria's post and about 20% of the vocabulary used is derived from Latin roots...it also helps with spelling
• Learning Latin in my old state grammar school strengthened my grasp on English, especially the more complex forms that I encountered as I moved into science and social sciences. The primary practical benefit was that rather than getting stuck on words and constantly having to interrupt myself as I was reading, I could more or less guess the meanings of new words. This helped my reading to flow, enhancing my enjoyment and boosting my confidence.

One of the latest postings had a suggestion (for hunc read hoc, I think):

Iam nunc recente, sunt aliquot dies, scriptor quidam Guardiani linguam latinam laudavit, et tunc plures lectores in hac pagina scripserunt amorem suum Latinitatis declarantes. Nunc quoque video nonnullos teneras voces exprimentes propter linguam illam quae in iuventute aut didicerint aut aliquo vitae casu discere non potuerint. Itaque rogo: cur non possumus Latinitatis cultores in hac pagina angulum nostrum habere ubi vicissim Latine loqui possimus? Non licet rectoribus Guardiani hanc quaestionem ut pusillam linquere: oportet responsum dare (et hunc Latine, si vere credunt id quod dicunt).