Nicholas Guyatt
@nicholasguyatt.bsky.social
I teach American history at Cambridge. Views/opinions strictly personal. Content 40% political, 30% historical, 30% cat photos but ratio under constant review
ICYMI the Telegraph's reporting on the BBC bias 'crisis' included the fantastical claim that the right-wing and unabashedly anti-woke History Reclaimed website is a legitimate arbiter either of historical fact or political balance
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
ICYMI the Telegraph's reporting on the BBC bias 'crisis' included the fantastical claim that the right-wing and unabashedly anti-woke History Reclaimed website is a legitimate arbiter either of historical fact or political balance
An orchestrated right-wing campaign against our public broadcaster is destroying the BBC while our supposedly left-leaning government with its massive majority either sits on its hands or cheers on the vandals
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
An orchestrated right-wing campaign against our public broadcaster is destroying the BBC while our supposedly left-leaning government with its massive majority either sits on its hands or cheers on the vandals
wondering how many seconds Trump can go without mentioning Zohran
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
wondering how many seconds Trump can go without mentioning Zohran
Hilarious to watch Starmer’s allies this morning pretending that they haven’t really heard of Zohran Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Hilarious to watch Starmer’s allies this morning pretending that they haven’t really heard of Zohran Mamdani
Cannot be overstated that the liberal political and media establishment in the UK has spent the past ten users scorching the earth on the left while insisting that the very very best you'll ever get in elected politics is a Starmer/Cuomo type
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Cannot be overstated that the liberal political and media establishment in the UK has spent the past ten users scorching the earth on the left while insisting that the very very best you'll ever get in elected politics is a Starmer/Cuomo type
If you have half an hour to kill this sounds like a great party
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If you have half an hour to kill this sounds like a great party
Moved these guys from the front of the house to the pumpkin graveyard out back
November 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Moved these guys from the front of the house to the pumpkin graveyard out back
The Reuters investigation of Trump's soaring profits since becoming president is *wild* - so 90% of his income is from his insanely dodgy crypto company, which routinely accepts payments of tens of millions of dollars from non-U.S. citizens who I guess just love the Trump brand
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Reuters investigation of Trump's soaring profits since becoming president is *wild* - so 90% of his income is from his insanely dodgy crypto company, which routinely accepts payments of tens of millions of dollars from non-U.S. citizens who I guess just love the Trump brand
So UCLA's draft agreement with the Trump administration bans foreign students who might criticise the US or Israel, and subjects any foreigners who actually make it to Los Angeles to mandatory training in "free speech and open debate"
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
So UCLA's draft agreement with the Trump administration bans foreign students who might criticise the US or Israel, and subjects any foreigners who actually make it to Los Angeles to mandatory training in "free speech and open debate"
obligatory Halloween cat content
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
obligatory Halloween cat content
Painfully on-the-nose metaphor for modern conservatism
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Painfully on-the-nose metaphor for modern conservatism
Coming next spring, in time for what will surely be a lively but respectful debate about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration
October 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Coming next spring, in time for what will surely be a lively but respectful debate about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration
The Brits in 1814 were like, "if we burn this down they'll HAVE to build a ballroom"
October 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Brits in 1814 were like, "if we burn this down they'll HAVE to build a ballroom"
That the US government is entirely shut down but Trump can somehow find the means to demolish the White House seems too absurd to be possible, I am looking for an irony epipen right now
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
That the US government is entirely shut down but Trump can somehow find the means to demolish the White House seems too absurd to be possible, I am looking for an irony epipen right now
Successive UK governments massively defunded higher ed by freezing the tuition fee for more than a dozen years, but yes it's time for us to pull our socks up if we want to avoid even more swingeing cuts.
Does any other UK profession get more hate from the government than academia?
Does any other UK profession get more hate from the government than academia?
October 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Successive UK governments massively defunded higher ed by freezing the tuition fee for more than a dozen years, but yes it's time for us to pull our socks up if we want to avoid even more swingeing cuts.
Does any other UK profession get more hate from the government than academia?
Does any other UK profession get more hate from the government than academia?
Inspired to see if Pete Hegseth (with whom I overlapped at Princeton) and his Princeton Tory magazine had ever targeted me with the energy and lethality of true warfighters and whaddya know!? (from September 2002...)
October 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Inspired to see if Pete Hegseth (with whom I overlapped at Princeton) and his Princeton Tory magazine had ever targeted me with the energy and lethality of true warfighters and whaddya know!? (from September 2002...)
The UK government is addicted to regulating higher education -- here offering maintenance grants only to students on "priority courses" - but completely immune to every demand actually to fund universities properly
September 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The UK government is addicted to regulating higher education -- here offering maintenance grants only to students on "priority courses" - but completely immune to every demand actually to fund universities properly
My kid just sent me this with no context whatever, what a relief to be taller than Mario and that elf bloke
September 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
My kid just sent me this with no context whatever, what a relief to be taller than Mario and that elf bloke
UK political discourse right now
September 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
UK political discourse right now
Just filing away images like this for my eventual survey-course lecture on the madness of 2025
September 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just filing away images like this for my eventual survey-course lecture on the madness of 2025
Chotiner interviewees at this point are like people who still agree to sit down with Ali G or Borat
September 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Chotiner interviewees at this point are like people who still agree to sit down with Ali G or Borat
tbh I look like this without being Raptured
September 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
tbh I look like this without being Raptured
(From Hagee's underrated 1996 classic)
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
(From Hagee's underrated 1996 classic)
Happy Rapture Day, everyone!
If you're unsure about whether the Rapture has taken place, or even whether you have personally been Raptured, here's some advice from megachurch pastor and trusted expert John Hagee
If you're unsure about whether the Rapture has taken place, or even whether you have personally been Raptured, here's some advice from megachurch pastor and trusted expert John Hagee
September 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Rapture Day, everyone!
If you're unsure about whether the Rapture has taken place, or even whether you have personally been Raptured, here's some advice from megachurch pastor and trusted expert John Hagee
If you're unsure about whether the Rapture has taken place, or even whether you have personally been Raptured, here's some advice from megachurch pastor and trusted expert John Hagee
Honestly so disappointed by this, it’s on a par with Rylan’s rant
September 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Honestly so disappointed by this, it’s on a par with Rylan’s rant