Hello. Welcome to Tortoise.
Matt’s invited you to become a member for just £50. We’d love to have you.
Join for £50 and get all this for a year
In person
10 tickets to ThinkIns, the engine of open journalism. Tortoise members participate in open news conferences, live and unscripted in our newsroom.
On mobile
The news not as it happens, but when it’s ready. The slow news feed lands in the app, online or in your inbox.
Ebook
Tortoise quarterly is a short book of long reads. Modern fables, true tales, old stories re-examined, new ones revealed.
A taste of our journalism
We are focused on the Big Five forces that are shaping our lives, our societies, our world. News not as it’s breaking, but when it’s ready.
New things.
Technology. Engineering. Science.
Our planet.
Geopolitics. Environment. Natural resources.
Belonging.
Society. Identity. Countries. Beliefs. Arts.
The 100-year life.
Health. Public policy. Living. Education.
Wealth.
Fairness. Investment. Prosperity.
Photo Essays.
Stories in pictures.
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What our members are saying
Tom Dewar
I can already highly recommend @Tortoise. It’s the news equivalent of dipping your head in a cool, glacier-fresh stream on a scorching-hot day.
Lucinda Day
Went to my first @Tortoise ThinkIn last night on gender. A really fun eve – full of lively comment & a totally inclusive atmosphere. Not at all like a traditional panel event.
Kelwyn Looi
Really recommend the ThinkIn. Refreshing to actually hear views from real people that then feeds into what’s published. Team is lovely too!