If you walk around London at the moment, you’ll see phone booths advertising smart debit card readers with the promise that they’ll shorten the time you spent queuing for coffee. The cult of speed is so far advanced that the theory now goes: spending sixty seconds paying for coffee with cash is going to bring your life crashing down around your ears. (more…)

Make 2010 your year for slowing down. In keeping with the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions, the Slow Down London team is launching an 8-week course to inspire, guide and support you in your pursuit of a slower life. (more…)

Annalie continues her musings on London life in the slow lane: I know what you’re thinking – what’s slow about running? That’s a fast activity. Well, believe me you can do it pretty slowly if you try. Not that I am trying, it’s just I’m not that fit yet, and all the other runners seem a bit hardcore.
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Annalie shares her Top Tips for Beating the Recession: Who else is sick of hearing the phrase “Credit Crunch?” Still, most of us have been affected one way or another, so here are some ideas about how to get frugal whilst remaining creative… (more…)

Lunchhour by Simon Kimb

Slowing down in London can seem like a contradiction in terms. But it’s the little changes that can make a difference. Here are some tips that work for us on the Slow Down London team. (more…)

Laura Adamson writes: I produced three films as a series for Slow Down London; I wanted to evoke simple answers from Londoners regarding stress and relaxing in their personal lives. (more…)

Annalie Wilson continues her column The London Loaf: It always amazes me that I can still come across places in London that are new to me.
Asking around, I find I’m not the only one – with an embarrassed grimace friends inform me that they’ve never visited the National Theatre, the British Museum, Kew Gardens… (more…)

For someone seen as a leader of the global slow movement, Carl Honoré is a ball of energy. Speaking at the South Bank Centre on 25 April 2009, the Canadian journalist and author of In Praise of Slow took the audience on a speed history of the Slow movement. (more…)

Annalie Wilson

Singer, songwriter and sporadic fantasist Annalie Wilson shares her experiences of life in the slow-fast lane. From samosas to cycling Annalie searches for the gaps between the clock and the workplace.

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