What happened at the Paris Summit?
The two day ‘Summit for a new Global Financial Pact’ has just finished in Paris. Promoted as a chance to bring together countries to “build a more responsive, fairer and…
The global debt crisis and the need for reparations
More and more global South and civil society leaders have started calling not just for debt cancellation but for reparations. But what does this mean and what is being called…
The Paris summit: Progress or procrastination in the fight for debt cancellation?
This week, many world leaders will be gathering in Paris for a summit hosted by President Macron. Self-titled the “Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” This pact promises to…
Responses to our ‘Stop cowboy lenders’ campaign
Debt Justice supporters have been writing to their MPs asking them to support our ‘Stop Cowboy lenders’ campaign, and pass legislation requiring private lenders to take part in debt relief.…
We still need a debt jubilee: 25 years on from the Birmingham human chain
Twenty-five years ago today, as a wide-eyed 16 year old, I went on my first ever protest. Travelling to Birmingham with a group from my church, we joined 70,000 others…
Stop cowboy lenders and end the global debt crisis
This year Pakistan will spend over $20 billion on debt payments to big banks and hedge funds. Right now, the country is struggling to rebuild after horrendous flooding last year,…
International Women’s Day 2023: Women’s rights before unjust debt
As the multiple crises of global health, climate and debt continue to engulf the global South, women are bearing the brunt of the impact as resources are diverted to debt…
Germany’s debt cancellation: The London debt accords
On 27 February 1953, an agreement was signed in London which resulted in the cancellation of 50 per cent of the debt owed by Germany (represented by West Germany); 15…
UK household energy debts up 43%
The total energy debt weighing down UK households has hit another historic high, according to new analysis by campaigning group Debt Justice. The analysis, based on the latest data from…
UK energy debt – everyone should be warm this winter
Inflation is rising faster than incomes and the UK’s cost of living crisis is becoming more extreme. It has been a long time in the making, driven by structural inequalities…
