Do not subscribe - I have just spent an very unpleasant 37 minutes trying to cancel my subscription - absolutely unbelievable. They must be haemorrhaging readers if they feel the need to torture the remaining paying subscribers if they try and leave. I have read that when one is attempting to leave a cult, you need to leave your family, friends and start a new life with no money, no place to stay and no future - leaving the economist subscription is about on par.