For months, while Ethiopia has been trying to agree a debt relief deal with its lenders that would relieve their debt crisis, debt vultures have been threatening to sue them through the UK courts to secure vast profits. Debt vultures are speculators – rather than lending money…
The illegal attacks by the US and Israel on Iran and Lebanon have caused massive destruction, claimed thousands of lives and put countless more at risk. And the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is…
Debt is a major obstacle to climate action. Across Global South countries, debt payments to external creditors have reached their highest levels in 30 years, with around 130 countries in…
Big changes are coming that could mean far fewer people face unpayable council tax debt It’s not the most interesting headline ever written, modernising council tax debt administration and enforcement. But behind the dry bureaucratese,…
WHEN: 28 March, noonWHERE: Central London Plan your journey. The voices of division in our country are growing louder. Those who preach division are becoming more confident. For the first…
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 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…
This blog reviews the outcomes of COP30 against the demands of the Debt and Climate Working Group COP30 in Belém has now come to an end. What was billed as…
This budget will take place under the shadow of the cost-of-living crisis, which has seen a huge rise in the number of people facing unpayable debts. Unemployment is spiking, and…
In the weeks of media speculation ahead of the UK budget, government debt has dominated the headlines. The threat of a “debt crisis” is often used to justify cuts in…
