EPISODE SUMMARY:

Yes, yes, we know, sorry. In our defence, it's Thatcher's fault! And Norman Lamont, he was part of the problem. And Brexit. And... and Partygate! It was everyone else's fault! Deflect! Project! And if all else fails, there must be a dead cat round here somewhere...

Episode 28 - After an involuntary hiatus - which isn't even the fault of the hated Tories - Stuart and Ed regroup for a brief debrief, but not over cheese and wine in the garden because we're not the hated Tories. We ran a poll on what parts of MH services were in greatest need, and here we offer our thoughts on the results.

Episode 26 - Our second series begins in earnest as we tackle a controversial new pathway that's being rolled out nationally with very little information behind it. Stuart and Ed are joined by lecturer, nurse and all-round good guy Will Murcott to talk about the High Intensity Network and "Serenity Integrated Mentoring".

Stuart and Ed finally manage to find an hour in their ridiculous lives to chat about the results of the third Mental Health Nurses' Day, the professional perceptions of our trade, the public perception, and if there's a future.

Your favourite lefty beardy ranty mental health nurses are back for the start of a new year and the start of a fresh assault on everything those in charge are doing wrong.

Finally, a December episode and released to coincide with our first anniversary - we know, a whole year of this unutterable bobbins.

All about food this one - recorded the day after the egregious Matt Hancock launched yet another celebrity chef-endorsed report into how rubbish catering is in hospitals, there's yet more promises to feed everyone, while at the same time not feeding children or doing anything else even vaguely properly.

Finally your hosts have managed to record an episode in person! Ed went to Scotland for a wee break and managed to find Stuart next to a loch and, surrounded by our respective families, we recorded an episode for World Mental Health Day on Ed's phone, complete with wind noise, spouses and children adding to the colourful atmosphere.

What's the purpose of "mental health for all" when we can't even look after ourselves? Don't expect any answers...

Your truculent attendants return with their unique brand of righteous rage and clinical comedy. Covid, inequality and more risible Hancockery.