Local elections 2026 – Supporter briefing
On Thursday 7th May 2026 voters in 134 local authority areas will have the chance to elect nearly 5000 new councillors. The election is a huge opportunity to put our…
Briefing for local councillors: Ban the bailiffs!
4.4 million people are currently behind on their council tax bills. Council tax debt has reached £8.3bn, up 300% since 2014. Around half of Citizens Advice clients have a council…
What is the IMF?
The International Monetary Fund is an international financial organisation. Most countries in the world are members of the IMF, but it is governed primarily by powerful countries such as the…
Greek Debt Crisis
What was the background to the Greek Debt Crisis? The Greek debt crisis in the 2010s led to increasing poverty. Greece had built up significant government debt ahead of the…
Eurozone Debt Crisis
What was the background to the Eurozone Debt Crisis? The Eurozone debt crisis in the 2010s led to increasing poverty in Greece, Ireland, Spain and Portugal. Following the global financial…
What is a debt crisis?
A debt crisis is a situation when paying debts is causing an increase in poverty and inequality in a country. Debt crises have a detrimental impact on public services, leading…
What is financial debt?
Financial debt is money borrowed that must be repaid, usually with interest, by individuals, companies and countries. The current global financial system is based on the lending and borrowing of…
Briefing: Ban the bailiffs
Each year, councils across the country send bailiffs to collect unpaid council tax from over a million households. As council tax debt rises sharply, councils’ reliance on bailiffs risks pushing…
NEW REPORT: Decoding Debt Injustice
This guide sets out how to collect, analyse, and present data, to shed new light on how the global debt crisis impacts people’s rights. Co-published with The Centre of Economic and Social…
The Debt-Fossil Fuel Trap
This new briefing exposes the debt-fossil fuel trap that many countries in the global south are trapped in and proposes solutions to break this toxic cycle. Published with allies from…
