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?
Dismantle the HR state
Opaque standards committees are putting British public life in a stranglehold
A very innocent man
Donald Trump is innocent squared. He never does, or is, anything by halves
A commanding life
Iron Imperator: Roman Grand Strategy Under Tiberius. By Iskander Rehman
Labour won’t survive unless it boosts living standards
People need hope that things can eventually get better
Rosemary Sutcliff
A writer of genius, capable of conveying the feelings and lives of those who lived in the distant past
Revive the roots
To save the Conservative Party, its chairman must return powers to the local associations
Pissed Ofcom
An affront to the freedom of the press to do whatever it likes
The Conservative love affair with petty prohibitionism
How much time has been wasted on trivial legislation?
Is Britain’s future still being determined in Europe?
The European Court of Human Rights continues to shape policy here in the UK
The Conservatives deserve to be taught a lesson
Bad behaviour has to come with consequences
The curse of super-councillors
MPs should not be focused on the local at the expense of the national