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The Economist subscription

  • 11-01-2021 3:40am
    #1
    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,189 ✭✭✭


    Amyone subscribed? I used to but found i simply could not finish a magazine. Articles well written but too long. Not enough culture, books sports etc.
    How much is it these days? Or should i look at Time or Newsweek?


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  • #2
    dohboy
    Registered Users Posts: 599 ✭✭✭dohboy


    Try the Financial Times Weekend on a Saturday. Best paper going imo. In the same gene pool as the Economist, so great journalism and reportage, just not as heavy going.


  • #3
    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,189 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    dohboy wrote:
    Try the Financial Times Weekend on a Saturday. Best paper going imo. In the same gene pool as the Economist, so great journalism and reportage, just not as heavy going.


    I used to subscrice to the Economist a long time ago. Great writing very enjoyable. Not at all aimed at economics as such. Lots of interesting politics.
    I let it expire .
    Articles that bit too long.
    Not enough on books and culture etc.
    No sports.
    It would be great if they changed it a bit.

    Bur the Financial Times on Saturday? Surely it's all high economics?

    Got rhe Irish Times recently on a Saturday. Nothing of interest at all. A waste of money.

    Why is FT to be recommended?


  • #4
    dohboy
    Registered Users Posts: 599 ✭✭✭dohboy


    The daily FT is strongly finance-led, but still has good world news and features in it. The FT Weekend is more of a Sunday-type read a strong news section, good columnists, magazines, arts and culture, etc. There's no sports reporting, but there's usually some stuff about the business of sport. FT Weekend is not as finance focused as the daily.


  • #5
    IRE60
    Registered Users Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭IRE60


    bobbyss wrote: »
    Amyone subscribed? I used to but found i simply could not finish a magazine. Articles well written but too long. Not enough culture, books sports etc.
    How much is it these days? Or should i look at Time or Newsweek?


    I was subscribing buy at 90 a quarter it was a bit steep. What I loved was the audio version - even at that - I still coundnt get through it!


  • #6
    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,189 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    IRE60 wrote:
    I was subscribing buy at 90 a quarter it was a bit steep. What I loved was the audio version - even at that - I still coundnt get through it!


    Yrs. It's just a pity. It's a great magazine. What's the next best thing i wonder.


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  • #7
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,770 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    I get The Economist UK edition every month delivered through my RB digital app free of charge along with over 500 other mags. I used to get The Economist delivered up to a few years ago but that mag has now stopped now on RB,

    Another great service courtesy of my library card.


  • #8
    dohboy
    Registered Users Posts: 599 ✭✭✭dohboy


    bobbyss wrote: »
    Yrs. It's just a pity. It's a great magazine. What's the next best thing i wonder.

    It's actually a newspaper (printed in magazine-format :D).


  • #9
    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,189 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    Fann Linn wrote:
    I get The Economist UK edition every month delivered through my RB digital app free of charge along with over 500 other mags. I used to get The Economist delivered up to a few years ago but that mag has now stopped now on RB,


    RB ?


  • #10
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,770 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    bobbyss wrote: »
    RB ?


    Yep. RB digital app from the playstore. Have it on my phone and tablet for many years now.


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