Global Jubilee representatives meet Pope Francis
Members of the global jubilee movement this week met the Pope and senior Cardinals. Representatives of the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (Afrodad), the Caribbean Debt Network,…
The Spark: 16 – 21 June
The Spark is a free week of workshops, films, discussions, poetry, music, art and more, looking at the fight for social justice in the UK and around the world. Monday 16…
Bill Peters: The Passing of a Great Debt Campaigner
William (Bill) Peters CMG CVO MBE, distinguished diplomat and debt campaigner extraordinary, died peacefully in the early hours of Saturday 29 March, aged 90.
Rowan Williams calls for money lenders to be held responsible
Rowan Williams has criticised a “great deal” of lending by banks and other institutions for being unethical, both in the UK and across the world. Dr Williams was speaking at…
The Austerity Machine and How To Stop It
Austerity policies aren’t new. They are part of a set of policies that have been imposed on countries around the world for decades. Where they have been implemented, they…
Chancellor ignores Jubilee for Justice demands
In September 2013, we handed in a petition from over 10,000 people calling for a Jubilee for Justice: – Cancellation of unjust debts – Just and progressive taxation – Controls…
MPs are wrong to call for more aid to be ‘given’ as loans
Our response to the International Development Select Committee's report on the future of aid.
Lending boom as IMF and World Bank account for almost half of loans
Figures released by the World Bank have revealed that lending to low income country governments is booming, increasing by 30 per cent in just one year. Almost half of the…
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Stop the Debt Vultures
The vulture threat They’re the financial speculators chasing obscene profits from debt crises around the world. Again and again – from Argentina to Zambia, Liberia to Greece, Congo to the…
