Sherlock Holmes as idler

Matt Hancock’s surprisingly good advice

Psychotherapist Julia Samuel’s new book on how we inherit love and loss

Join the Idler for a chat with psychotherapist Julia Samuel, Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson and philosopher Mark Vernon with host Victoria Hull

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A trip to the idlers’ academies of Florence was an inspiration

Arthur Smith’s oratorical tips

The top places to find “nature’s confetti” this spring

8-10 July – Slow down and have fun over a weekend of philosophy, husbandry and merriment at Fenton House, Hampstead.