Hannah Swithinbank
@hannahswiv.bsky.social
Assorted Bobbins | Theology, (Ancient) History (PhD, St Andrews) | Priest and curate in the Church of England | London, but always missing Cornwall
http://hannahswithinbank.com
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Ghosts of the Remnant
Abstract The book of Jeremiah is well-known for the aporias and fractures within its text, which are much discussed. In Jeremiah 39–44 these confusions appear as indicative of two antagonistic communi...
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With a certain amount of disbelief that this is fiiiiiiinally out there in the world... I'm delighted/relieved/irrationally terrified that this article is now out in the latest issue of Biblical Interpretation.
I *do not* approve of remaking Kind Hearts and Coronets, so I think it's quite smart that they are absolutely not marketing this as that
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November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I *do not* approve of remaking Kind Hearts and Coronets, so I think it's quite smart that they are absolutely not marketing this as that
lol, I’ve won the right to buy tickets for the Oval Test next year, but I’m hardly sure I want to drop £100+ on a day of English cricket right now 🏏
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
lol, I’ve won the right to buy tickets for the Oval Test next year, but I’m hardly sure I want to drop £100+ on a day of English cricket right now 🏏
Can I just recommend that you don't spill a 500ml tub of double cream all over your kitchen floor. A literal nightmare.
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Can I just recommend that you don't spill a 500ml tub of double cream all over your kitchen floor. A literal nightmare.
As we come to the annual bric-a-brac, I am once again tempted to paraphrase Tamsin Greig in Black Books
‘Good gosh, I do sell a lot of crap’
‘Good gosh, I do sell a lot of crap’
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
As we come to the annual bric-a-brac, I am once again tempted to paraphrase Tamsin Greig in Black Books
‘Good gosh, I do sell a lot of crap’
‘Good gosh, I do sell a lot of crap’
So, now England have had a proper warm up game, do we think they’re ready for the Ashes? 🏏
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
So, now England have had a proper warm up game, do we think they’re ready for the Ashes? 🏏
I guess it turns out the final innings of the Oval test was just a scene setter for the Ashes.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I guess it turns out the final innings of the Oval test was just a scene setter for the Ashes.
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everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
“Davis Tafler happened to be nearby, intact, and wearing a suit” seems to be as good a way to select government members as any other right now.
(Yes, I have started on Pluribus)
(Yes, I have started on Pluribus)
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“Davis Tafler happened to be nearby, intact, and wearing a suit” seems to be as good a way to select government members as any other right now.
(Yes, I have started on Pluribus)
(Yes, I have started on Pluribus)
I am seriously and professionally for forgiveness and the possibility of redemption, but that doesn’t mean I have to *like* Steve Smith
steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I am seriously and professionally for forgiveness and the possibility of redemption, but that doesn’t mean I have to *like* Steve Smith
I wake up, I check the cricket score, and once again I ask ‘why all the questioning of Ollie Pope’s place, when Zack Crawley is right the heck there?’
Among other things, this morning. Dear life.
🏏
Among other things, this morning. Dear life.
🏏
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I wake up, I check the cricket score, and once again I ask ‘why all the questioning of Ollie Pope’s place, when Zack Crawley is right the heck there?’
Among other things, this morning. Dear life.
🏏
Among other things, this morning. Dear life.
🏏
I’m not sure any of this is new news, but it’s vaguely nice to have it officially written out like this.
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
Second pandemic report focuses on decision-making, organisation and messaging by senior politicians including Boris Johnson
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I’m not sure any of this is new news, but it’s vaguely nice to have it officially written out like this.
I will say, as I have started doing this consultation, it seems to assume that the proposals will happen or that you’re broadly on board with them. I have yet to find a box for ‘this is morally repulsive put it in the bin’
If, like me, this utter betrayal by Labour is making your blood boil, can I ask you let them know your feelings here www.gov.uk/government/c...
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I will say, as I have started doing this consultation, it seems to assume that the proposals will happen or that you’re broadly on board with them. I have yet to find a box for ‘this is morally repulsive put it in the bin’
Me, proudly: I’m gonna preach Christ the King without mentioning Roman emperors!
Me, a half hour later, meditating on crowns and laurel wreaths: Oh, no. No I’m not gonna do that.
Me, a half hour later, meditating on crowns and laurel wreaths: Oh, no. No I’m not gonna do that.
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Me, proudly: I’m gonna preach Christ the King without mentioning Roman emperors!
Me, a half hour later, meditating on crowns and laurel wreaths: Oh, no. No I’m not gonna do that.
Me, a half hour later, meditating on crowns and laurel wreaths: Oh, no. No I’m not gonna do that.
I’m in a coffee shop in Paris that is playing Breakfast at Tiffany’s (the song). What a a delightful flashback
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I’m in a coffee shop in Paris that is playing Breakfast at Tiffany’s (the song). What a a delightful flashback
I am so bored of all the Ashes discourse. Just play cricket already.
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I am so bored of all the Ashes discourse. Just play cricket already.
Spent a few minutes sat today in the Moses chapel at Notre Dame, transfixed by this piece, given the utterly garbage anti-migrant policy the British government are putting forward.
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Spent a few minutes sat today in the Moses chapel at Notre Dame, transfixed by this piece, given the utterly garbage anti-migrant policy the British government are putting forward.
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It is “remember not to speak French like you learned Italian” day.
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It is “remember not to speak French like you learned Italian” day.
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I’m very grateful to Anderson for speaking out so effectively. I’m sure he is not the only Bishop, and certainly not the only Christian, who will be repelled by the tone and the effect of the disastrous posturings of what I had thought was a Labour government. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Anglican bishop shaken ‘to the core’ by home secretary’s asylum seeker comments
Bishop of Edmonton says people coming to UK are being ‘scapegoated’ for years of policy failures
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I’m very grateful to Anderson for speaking out so effectively. I’m sure he is not the only Bishop, and certainly not the only Christian, who will be repelled by the tone and the effect of the disastrous posturings of what I had thought was a Labour government. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that jewellery might be confiscated to ‘pay for costs’ which has apparently been mooted makes me want to hurl.
Indentured servitude as government policy? Great! Great news!!
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The idea that jewellery might be confiscated to ‘pay for costs’ which has apparently been mooted makes me want to hurl.
Steak frites in Paris is a classic for a reason (and that reason is that they can cook a steak like you want it
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Steak frites in Paris is a classic for a reason (and that reason is that they can cook a steak like you want it
Honestly, what even is the point of having a labour government?
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Honestly, what even is the point of having a labour government?
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Why does she think the British voter wants this?!?!
From the Times, about our Home Secretary:
"Mahmood is said to have been inspired by Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, who has overseen the president’s mass deportation policy."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
"Mahmood is said to have been inspired by Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, who has overseen the president’s mass deportation policy."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
November 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Why does she think the British voter wants this?!?!
Welp, Running Man is Edgar Wright’s most flat out fun (with bite!) film since Scott Pilgrim.
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Welp, Running Man is Edgar Wright’s most flat out fun (with bite!) film since Scott Pilgrim.