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The Idler is the magazine for people who want to slow down, have fun and live well. Edited by writer Tom Hodgkinson, the magazine is book-sized, appears bi-monthly and is inspiring, entertaining and radical. Subscribers enjoy free entry to our weekly “drinks” event, full access to our blog “Idle Thoughts”, the digital issue and our ever-expanding back issue archive.

“The Idler is a small, brilliant but perfectly formed magazine that celebrates loafing about and learning the art of living… eccentric, kind, curious, convivial and radical without being hectoring,” Cosmo Landesman, Spectator World

Join fans such as Dominic West who says, “the Idler offers me the chance to learn about everything that really matters and a respite for what we are told really matters – like working hard for your boss” and Emma Thompson who says “better than drugs”.

Sally Phillips comments, “The absurd, apparently useless or bizarre concerns of the magazine – Latin, ukuleles, handwriting – have over the years given me a deep joy bordering on the religious” while contributor Michael Palin reckons, “the Idler’s appeal and relevance seem to increase by the day.”

At a time when many of us are reassessing our priorities in life, what better time than to treat yourself to a subscription to the Idler?

With this trial offer, we’ll send you two issues for free, plus a free Idler tote with snail logo by Ged Wells. That’s worth a total of £29 and is yours to keep even if you decide to cancel.

Sign up for just £44.95 for eight issues – saving £31 on the shop price.

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