Is protest worth the effort? This work looks at the history of Protest movements and activity and asks whether there is any point in taking to the streets, or whether a more effective form of revolt might be to lie in bed doing nothing. It argues that anti-war marches are futile and that much more can be achieved by staying in bed.

Is protest worth the effort? This new issue of the "Idler" looks at the history of Protest movements and present-day activity and asks whether there is any point in taking to the streets, or whether a more effective form of revolt might be to lie in bed doing nothing - look at John and Yoko, for example, they certainly made their point. Tom Hodgkinson argues that anti-war marches are futile and that much more can be achieved by staying in bed...Jay Griffiths meets the Papuan tribe who protested against their oppressors by eating them ...Penny Rimbaud reveals the meaning of life...Dan Kieran breaks some laws and Corinne Meier meets three slacking film directors. Yes, the "Idler" is revolting. With new writing from Tonyhi White, RJ Ghorbani and Albert Cossery - the 93-year-old Parisian recluse, it must be our punkest issue ever.