Davos and the debt billionaires
As the super-rich gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week, some of the wealthiest bosses of the biggest private lenders to countries in debt crisis will be meeting…
Jubilee 2025: A year to remember
Jubilee 2025 brought activists and campaigners together to demand action on debt in numbers unseen in a generation. It was the first Jubilee since the epic campaign that won £130bn…
Debt, democracy and the rise of authoritarianism
Earlier this month, as protesters again took to the streets in Kenya, President Ruto told police that they should “shoot their legs so they break”. His hardening rhetoric in response…
Choosing hope – a month of protest for debt cancellation
This summer has kicked off with an incredible series of actions and protests calling for an end to the debt crisis. From a mass lobby of parliament in London, to…
A rare chance for real change
Campaigners demand action on the debt crisis at the preparatory meetings for FFD4 in New York, April 2025.
Trump’s tariffs and the debt crisis
As China vows to ‘fight to the end’ and the UK says ‘nothing (is) off the table’, the repercussions of Trump’s tariff announcements show little sign of abating. Last week,…
2025: The year we Cancel Debt, Choose Hope
This year, as we launch the Cancel Debt, Choose Hope campaign, campaigners and activists from all over the world are coming together in the biggest global movement for debt cancellation…
Question your candidates on debt this election
On Thursday 4th July we go to the polls – can you help get debt onto the political agenda? A UK general election gives us a big opportunity to force…
BlackRock – Cancel the Debt!
One of Ghana’s biggest lenders, BlackRock, is refusing to play ball in debt negotiations. Instead of agreeing to cancel Ghana’s debt – a country which is facing the ‘worst economic…
IMF and World Bank meetings spark global protests for debt cancellation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are two of the biggest development banks in the world. Their lending policies have profound impacts on millions of people in lower…
