Braving the freezing cold at the weekend to gather more signatures for our campaign to Transform Democracy on South Tyneside. There was a really good response, with many people totally fed up with the council leadership.

CAST chair Dru Haynes explains our campaign to transform democracy on South Tyneside. It sure needs doing!
youtu.be/gJLGFQ-FN44

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

I’m all for ‘getting our research out there’ …but I’m not sure how much impact/ meaning/ resonance this will have with Tyneside Metro users. *I* can decipher the ‘language of REF’… but it’s still v opaque.

Lots of ‘exciting’ words but less meaning!

Our referendum campaign makes waves in Shields Gazette.
www.shieldsgazette.com/news/petitio...

Unfortunately, we’ve got to do it the old-fashioned paper and pen way, so we'll be starting our borough-wide petition roadshow in the New Year – stay tuned!
In the meantime, if you haven’t already, have your say in the survey 😁
s.surveyplanet.com/ef581c0v

Where's the democracy when just nine councillors decide everything? That's the problem with the leader/cabinet system. Support our campaign for a return to the committee system, where every councillor on South Tyneside gets a voice.

Great start to our campaign in South Shields on Saturday. Local people keen to sign our petition calling for the council to return to the committee system. We're transforming democracy on South Tyneside!

Coming to South Shields on Saturday: the start of our campaign to transform democracy on South Tyneside. Visit us outside the transport hub from 11am and sign the petition to end the undemocratic town hall cabinet system. It's our borough - change begins here!

Both our lawmakers and our police need to take a good hard look at themselves and ask, why does this stuff tend only to come out when the abuser is dead?

Our Transforming Democracy on South Tyneside petition roadshow kicks off this Saturday outside the transport hub in South Shields town centre (from 11am) - come and add your name to THE CALL FOR CHANGE! Our petition is coming to a venue near YOU – stay in the loop here!

This weekend, we're launching a borough-wide petition. When we get 5% of registered voters to sign, the council will have to call a referendum on a return to the committee system of governance and abide by the result. Watch this space for progress!