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Slow down with Tortoise

We don’t do breaking news, but what’s driving it.
Join Tortoise today and support slow journalism.

Under 30s

£5 a month, £60 a year

  • Early, ad-free access to audio stories and investigations
  • The Sensemaker newsletters
  • Tickets to all our live events
  • Discounts on KITE tickets, merch and more
30-Day Free Trial

Member

£10 a month, £120 a year

  • 30-day free trial*
  • Early, ad-free access to audio stories and investigations
  • The Sensemaker newsletters
  • Tickets to all our live events
  • Discounts on KITE tickets, merch and more
  • The Tortoise Annual book, in glorious old-fashioned print

*When paying annually

Supporter

Help us build a different kind of newsroom.

  • Investigate. We take the time to see the bigger picture, to make sense of the forces shaping our future, to investigate what goes unseen.
  • Campaign. We let the world know when change is needed, and fight hard to make the case for it.
  • Explore. We gather unseen data and design tools to reveal hidden trends and injustices.
  • Teach. We open our newsroom to everyone, to help nurture the journalism talent of tomorrow.

Other membership options

Students

Still in education? Students and apprentices can join Tortoise for just £1 a month.

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Community Network

Tortoise is free to people working for change on the front of communities and charities.

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Tortoise for Business

Make sense of business and the news with our Sensemakers, reports and forums.

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