I have to agree with all other reviewers: The Economist seems determined to take renewal payments against the subscribers' will. I took out a 1-year subscription, I did not agree to continuous renewal and was not informed of any such term. A year later, a (much larger) payment was taken from my bank account, I did not notice at first and then when I complained they refused to refund it. I am now taking the matter up with my bank because this amounts to theft.Unless you want to deal with a company that will help itself to your bank account without permission or notice then I suggest you steer clear.UPDATE FOLLOWING REPLY FROM THE ECONOMIST POSTED BELOW 24 JUNE:Thank you for your post below, asking me to email you. However I have already emailed you on 10th, 13th and 14th June and you have not replied to any of these.I also called you and explained the complaint on 8th, 10th and 17th June and you have not resolved the situation on any of these calls. During the call on 8th June your colleague promised a call back within 3 to 5 days but no response was received. During the call on 17th June, the colleague promised a call back not later than 20th, again no call back has been received. I have concluded that any further attempt at resolution is useless. You may be interested in nice posts on Trustpilot, but you do not make any attempt to solve my problem.I have now commenced a reclaim through my bank under the Direct Debit Guarantee.
