The Masked AMHP (retired)
@maskedamhp.bsky.social
I was a social worker & Approved Mental Health Professional in the East of England for over 40 years. Now retired. You can find me on YouTube and Facebook, as well as Blogger. Oh, and Twitter just about.
Also bring in proportional representation - and rejoin the EU.
Top tip for Starmer;
Sort out ONE thing that is f***ing annoying everyone:
Water.
Stop the water companies paying their shareholders ever more and charging the rest of us ever more while filling our rivers and sea with shit.
And do it quickly.
Sort out ONE thing that is f***ing annoying everyone:
Water.
Stop the water companies paying their shareholders ever more and charging the rest of us ever more while filling our rivers and sea with shit.
And do it quickly.
May 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Also bring in proportional representation - and rejoin the EU.
She had mental capacity, which means she was placed there illegally.
BBC News - Disabled woman put in nursing home against her will says she feels 'betrayed' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Disabled woman put in nursing home against her will says she feels 'betrayed'
Lucinda Ritchie, who has full mental capacity, was transferred from a hospital bed despite her refusal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
She had mental capacity, which means she was placed there illegally.
BBC News - Disabled woman put in nursing home against her will says she feels 'betrayed' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Disabled woman put in nursing home against her will says she feels 'betrayed'
Lucinda Ritchie, who has full mental capacity, was transferred from a hospital bed despite her refusal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
BBC News - Disabled woman put in nursing home against her will says she feels 'betrayed' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is one of two cattle egrets I saw at Whitligham on 28.12.25. I've also seen them in Trowse.
February 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM
This is one of two cattle egrets I saw at Whitligham on 28.12.25. I've also seen them in Trowse.
This is one of two cattle egrets I photographed on 28.12.25. at Whitlingham Broad. I've seen them regularly, as far afield as a drain just off Newton Close in Trowse.
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
This is one of two cattle egrets I photographed on 28.12.25. at Whitlingham Broad. I've seen them regularly, as far afield as a drain just off Newton Close in Trowse.
The Mental Health Act 2025 was enacted on 18.12.25. The Act amends the MHA 1983, which means that the amended Act will still be known as the Mental Health Act 1983. This is the link to the MHA 2025:
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/3...
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/3...
Mental Health Act 2025
www.legislation.gov.uk
December 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Mental Health Act 2025 was enacted on 18.12.25. The Act amends the MHA 1983, which means that the amended Act will still be known as the Mental Health Act 1983. This is the link to the MHA 2025:
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/3...
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/3...
Reposted by The Masked AMHP (retired)
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
Translation:
Dyslexic York
Cat flap
What does Popeye do to save his fav. tool from rusting?
Artist brown finger
Picassole
Porn stars fav. drink
7Up in Cider
Dyslexic York
Cat flap
What does Popeye do to save his fav. tool from rusting?
Artist brown finger
Picassole
Porn stars fav. drink
7Up in Cider
Found while on a walk in the countryside: a small scrap of paper with enigmatic writing on each side. What can it mean?
September 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Translation:
Dyslexic York
Cat flap
What does Popeye do to save his fav. tool from rusting?
Artist brown finger
Picassole
Porn stars fav. drink
7Up in Cider
Dyslexic York
Cat flap
What does Popeye do to save his fav. tool from rusting?
Artist brown finger
Picassole
Porn stars fav. drink
7Up in Cider
Found while on a walk in the countryside: a small scrap of paper with enigmatic writing on each side. What can it mean?
September 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Found while on a walk in the countryside: a small scrap of paper with enigmatic writing on each side. What can it mean?
I'll have a crocodile sandwich. And make it snappy.
August 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I'll have a crocodile sandwich. And make it snappy.
-- Hello, I'm Paul Lee.
-- Well, I hope you feel better soon.
-- Well, I hope you feel better soon.
August 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
-- Hello, I'm Paul Lee.
-- Well, I hope you feel better soon.
-- Well, I hope you feel better soon.
Yet another death in a private MH hospital. Why do we continue paying over the odds for lousy private care?
BBC News - Girl who died after Maidenhead hospital failure unlawfully killed - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Girl who died after Maidenhead hospital failure unlawfully killed - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Girl who died after Maidenhead hospital failure unlawfully killed
An inquest jury finds 14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz was unlawfully killed.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Yet another death in a private MH hospital. Why do we continue paying over the odds for lousy private care?
BBC News - Girl who died after Maidenhead hospital failure unlawfully killed - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Girl who died after Maidenhead hospital failure unlawfully killed - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A swan family on Whitlingham Broad, Norwich.
June 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A swan family on Whitlingham Broad, Norwich.
Well, fancy that.
news.sky.com/story/brits-...
news.sky.com/story/brits-...
UK visitors will have to pay more to see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris than EU tourists as part of major renovation, Emmanuel Macron says
A multi-year overhaul will see a new entrance built as well as a separate underground gallery for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in what Mr Macron called a "new renaissance".
news.sky.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Well, fancy that.
news.sky.com/story/brits-...
news.sky.com/story/brits-...
Well quelle surprise.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
November 21, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Well quelle surprise.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
What a pity.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 21, 2024 at 1:15 PM
What a pity.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...