Tom Hodgkinson

Tom Hodgkinson's account of life on a smallholding in Devon is spiced with old-fashioned lore and made Jeremy Williams laugh out loud

Although the rise of mega-cities raises disturbing questions about living standards and livelihoods, the spread of city living is not all bad, says Tom Hodgkinson

Find the hidden entrepreneur in you to free yourself from slavery to corporate and state authority, says Tom Hodgkinson

Tom launches the Idler Academy to teach us good grammar, sadly lacking practical skills like carpentry and lastly, of course, merriment

Putting down some of our hi-tech gadgets and hi-octane pastimes might help us make a lot less impact...

Tom Hodgkinson lays out the case for the return of street markets. Wouldn't we all be better off living outside the box?

Glastonbury provides the perfect setting to reflect on free spirit. If only the wild thing in all of us could come out more often, writes Tom Hodgkinson

Giving up your car doesn't mean giving up luxury or freedom- you'll save time, money and discover a more regal existence without one.

Henry VIII’s land-grab robbed ordinary people of their commons – now a new campaign offers us the chance to take back what we’re owed.

Why are we clinging to the outmoded employment aspirations of an ailing system? You’re not redundant, you’re job-free, says Tom Hodgkinson

In writing <i>Leviathan</i>, Thomas Hobbes created a monster: us. By reasserting our humanity we can correct the mistakes of the social scientists, says Tom Hodgkinson

Now here is an ecological pub quiz question: who wrote the following phrase and when?