🕹️ Whoop whoop! My floppy disk edition of The 8-Bit Guy’s new game QUARX arrived today. Great graphics, sound and gameplay (incredible in fact for the VIC-20). And very quickly addictive too!

The rainbow over Denton just now is absolutely stunning 🌈

🍫 Sometimes nice people do nice things… a BIG thank you to Dan Greef at Deliciously Guilt Free Chocolate for sending Allison and I some of your amazing chocolate. Thanks also for your kind words and well-wishes. It’s massively appreciated 🙏🏻

🕹️ I love Manic Miner. I used to play it on my mate’s Speccy and wished my VIC had a version. We made do with Perils of Willy instead… but this 2018 VIC version of Manic Miner by Steve McCrea easily stands up to the original version. It’s great (and only needs +16k which we all had back in the day!)

🕹️ I love Manic Miner. I used to play it on my mate’s Speccy and wished my VIC had a version. We made do with Perils of Willy instead… but this 2018 VIC version of Manic Miner by Steve McCrea easily stands up to the original version. It’s great (and only needs +16k which we all had back in the day!)

Rod Hull Replays: Psycho Shopper - Commodore VIC20 +16k - I'm tense and nervous, and I can't relax 😱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXdk... #RetroGaming #Retrocomputing #8bit #VIC20 #Commodore #commodorevic20

🍽️ Sundays don’t get any better than this… roast beef and all the trimmings, syrup sponge pudding and custard and now a film with Lyle 📺 #Bliss

🗳️ Big congratulations to Angeliki Stogia, Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Given the chance, she will be a great MP for Gorton & Denton, Abbey Hey, Burnage, Dane Bank, Haughton Green, Levenshulme and Longsight. 🌹

I. Cannot. Wait. Let’s party like it’s 1980 🥳

❤️ 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 of Lyle who seems to have come back from the 4th Denton Scout Group’s presentation evening with a whole clutch of new Beaver badges!🪡 He couldn’t wait to show me. #ProudGrandad

@theandrewgwynne.bsky.social as I’m no-longer a Member of Parliament I’ve changed pretty much all my socials (this, Facebook, and LinkedIn) to theandrewgwynne Just having a tussle with Meta over insta! And X is deleted.

🕹️ A great game!

📜 And there we are: it was the first item of business on Monday… thanks to my friend @baronesskeeley.bsky.social for sending me Hansard so I have it as a record to go with the rest of my MP archive. 🌹Ironic this onetime Patron of the Friends of Real Lancashire lands a place in the County of York!😂

🕯️Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay. I joined the March of the Living in 2023 with my friend @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social and some incredible British survivors of Auschwitz. The size of the operation, the dehumanisation and mass murder is horrifying. 1.5m Jews were exterminated at Auschwitz I & II ✡️

🧱 The long road to recovery clearly involves helping Lyle to build his birthday Lego Minecraft… Just look at the concentration on our faces! 👀 Thanks Aunty @lyncbrown.bsky.social x

Dear President Trump. This is Lance Corporal Andrew Breeze Way in Denton. It’s named after a local soldier serving with the 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, who was killed in NATO Operations on June 12, 2010, by an explosion during a security patrol in Helmand Province. RIP 🇬🇧

🌹 Applications are now open as Labour begins its search for its Gorton and Denton by-election candidate

📜 It’s now official… for the first time in my life I’m landed gentry with a Crown Stewardship. Then they told me it was in Yorkshire Then they told me the Manor House had fallen down Then they told me it was unpaid Oh well. New beginnings and all that. 😂

Working on my next secret VIC-20 project. No screenshots yet because it's so secret

Statement in full on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Adq...

A “bumper” £1.5 billion package will “restore national pride” and save more than 1,000 arts venues, museums, and libraries from closure, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

A day late (we went out for a birthday tea last night) but who doesn’t like a Colin the Catterpillar? 💚

Snake Games Are The Best Games Eat all the food in a level to move on. The more you eat, the longer you grow. There are three food types. Eat one of each to poop a green jelly worth lots of points. But eat two or more of the same type and you’ll poop a yellow mushroom instead. Don't eat mushrooms!

💬 "Our alliances are even more important in our increasingly volatile world." 🔴 Gary Kent and Paul Richards of Labour Friends of NATO provide their case for why Labour must defend its security alliance... 💪 🌍 Read more here 👇 labourlist.org/2026/01/labo...

🎂 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝟳 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝘆𝗹𝗲! 🎁

British democracy is under constant threat from foreign based disinformation campaigns. @emilythornberry.bsky.social is right to highlight how we should be more proactive in holding social media companies to account.

☕ 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗪 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🫖 Never mind Blue Monday, with @samaritans.bsky.social it’s now #BrewMonday. Have a cuppa and a chat with someone. I know first-hand how debilitating depression is. You might just make someone’s day!💚 You can find out more & support them here: www.samaritans.org/support-us/c...

The #Commodore #VIC20 User Guide really is a great way to introduce kids to programming. Lyle and I have gone from the 10 PRINT “VIC 20” 20 GOTO 10 through to making birds fly on the screen and a jumping man, and he was engrossed in it all - typing it himself, with just a bit of help from grandad!

[1984] I decided to try BASIC programming on the VIC 20 for the first time in 40 years Then I showed it to my 10-year-old daughter. #programming #retro #retrocomputing #1980s #nostalgia #genx #code medium.com/@RetroTechSh...

European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live

The most ambitious SEND training package in our country’s history. Every child in every nursery, school & college across England will be taught by staff who can support a range of needs. Labour is building schools where every child can achieve & thrive. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

📣 Opportunity ‼️ 🤔 Think you could write for LabourList? ✍️ 🌟 With 2026 a HUGE year for electoral politics, we're looking for some skilled freelancers with an interest in devolved and local elections 🔍 👀 Read more if this could be you 👇 labourlist.org/2026/01/free...

📉 Waiting lists have fallen by 312,000 since Labour came into government & 88,000 in the most recent stats 🚑 Ambulances are arriving faster 📈 Patient satisfaction with access to GPs is up 🩵 There's so much more to do - but today shows that we're turning round the NHS & getting it back on its feet

My friend, Sharon, has been campaigning on this for years. Hard work and persistence pays off 👏🏻

🚆 Today Labour has announced the biggest transformation to rail travel in the North of England in a generation with the go ahead of Northern Powerhouse Rail. 🚈 We’re reversing years of underinvestment by the Tories with plans for faster and more frequent train services across the North.

Happy days… got the latest issue of @amigaaddict.bsky.social to flick through ❤️ #Amiga #Commodore #CDTV #retrogaming

TT-64 & Super VIC TT - A Super Hang-On like arcade racer for the Commodore 64 by AJ Layden [Commodore VIC 20 (+32K exp) Update] www.indieretronews.com/2025/12/tt-6... #retrogaming #c64 #racer #arcade

❄️ Somebody is a soft touch… Lyle catching a ride back home from school.🛷

‼️ 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 - 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀: 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 📆 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡: THIS WEDNESDAY, 7 January 📍 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: Denton Wellness Centre, M34 3RD ⏰ 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 3pm-7pm 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻. My thoughts are here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1AfT...

If you need the help of an MP and you live in Gorton & Denton, Burnage, Levenshulme and Longsight, then you can contact me a number of ways: ☎️ 0161 320 1504 📧 [email protected] 💬 At an Advice Surgery with specialist caseworkers (phone for an appointment) 💻 Online appointments are also available

🌲This is what Christmas tree removal hell looks like! The good news is the tree itself gets collected for a donation to Willow Wood Hospice via 💻 just-helping.org.uk

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🕹️ Nice evening of #VIC20 #retrocomputing playing AJ Layden’s new Super VIC TT and Raspberrypioneer’s excellent port of Boulderdash. #HappyPlace

📆 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱… whilst it’s not been the best year for me personally, my office & I have delivered a lot for Gorton & Denton, Burnage, Levenshulme & Longsight these past 12 months. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀.🌹

✔️ And Tantive IV completed - the first thing you see in A New Hope. The ship carrying Princess Leia, R2D2 and C3PO. It’s now in my study with my other #Lego #StarWars models (and my retro computer gear). I’ve had relaxing fun building them!

✔️ Finished #Lego #StarWars #DarthVader

🎁 Happiness is… Lego Star Wars. I got two sets to build as Christmas presents. Darth Vader from Maisie and Aaron, and a Tantive IV Spaceship from James. Have started on Vader. Just his helmet to finish off.

🎅🏻 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗲. 🎄 I hope you have a great day with friends and family nd surrounded by love. 🎁 🕯️ And on our Advent ring, the waiting is over. The white Christmas candle is now lit, reminding us that the baby Jesus is born

✝️ 𝗔 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. The church was packed which was so nice to see. Lovely carols, incense (which I love), fantastic singing from Rosemary and the baby Jesus in the manger… I’m all festive now. Happy Christmas everyone! 🎄