I have a paid Economist subscription but it's less hassle to not login and use a combination of expiring cookies, self-clearing cache, and some specific AdBlock rules to read their content...

I've spoken to some devs who used to work for them. They have said the working environment ther for devs is terrible and retention of quality is a big issue.

Their site is awful and has been awful for ages. Theh are also usually a good 3 to 5 years behind the times with their magazine technology. Late to deliver apps, poor user experience on the site, terrible mobile pages, etc.

I say this as an avid reader (andnow listener) to their magazine for over nearly 15 years.

Even their subscription management site is terrible, it's really much more complicated than it needs to be.

I love the paper version of The Economist, but I never read their online content. Partly because I can't be bothered to login.

I love the "timekeeper" feature, only because it looks so retro at this point that I hope it never goes away.