Tista Austin
Tista Austin is a teacher and poet, with a degree in Classics. She tweets at @AustinTista
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
Goodbye to the Gorgoneion
Can we invent myths or are they what make us what we are?
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
Kemi Badenoch’s “ming vase” must be shattered
The Conservative candidate should not be allowed to escape scrutiny
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details