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…
Number of ‘over-indebted’ people in the UK up nearly a third since 2017
The latest Financial Lives Survey commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority shows that there are now 10.1 million over-indebted people in the UK. Whilst this is 2.7 million lower than…
Climate Resilient Debt Clauses: good or bad for the Global South?
When a country is hit by a catastrophic external shock, like climate extreme events, there is currently no comprehensive and consistently applied method of suspending debt payments. This means that…
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…
Debt cancellation deal for Zambia!
For nearly four years, Zambia has been stuck in negotiations to bring down debt levels that have destroyed the country’s economy. Finally, this week we learnt the groundbreaking news that…
How we can win a new law to cancel the debt
It's an election year and we've a chance to put debt cancellation on the political agenda – just as we face the biggest global debt crisis in over 20 years.
Planting a tree of memory and hope
The following reflections are from John Nightingale, long-time chair of our Birmingham local group. We’re incredibly grateful for all the work our local campaigners in Birmingham have done to raise…
People power works: We stopped the bailiffs!
After a long running campaign by Debt Justice and Acorn the Union, Manchester City Council has stopped using bailiffs to collect debt from people on council tax support. In the…
2023: Building solidarity and power with people on the frontlines of the debt crisis
As 2023 draws to a close, I want to say a big thank you for your support and to celebrate five highlights of what we have achieved together this year…
COP28 sweeps debt under the carpet
The UN climate summit, COP28, has just taken place against the backdrop of the hottest year ever recorded in human history. World leaders and ministers have spent a fortnight in…
