Campaign success: Cancel Ukraine’s debt
Ukraine’s lenders have agreed to campaigners’ demands to suspend the country’s debt repayments for around two years. This will free up billions of dollars to enable the Ukrainian people to…
Why we need a debt jubilee
A guest post from Adele Walton, writer and journalist This weekend, the head of the British Monarchy marked 70 years of reign, where £28 million of taxpayers money was committed…
Response to the #WeTheHelpers campaign
A new campaign by a number of UK-based international development organisations was launched today. The #WeTheHelpers campaign aims to re-engage the public’s belief in aid however we have serious concerns around the messaging of the campaign. #WeTheHelpers promotes a dated and harmful narrative that reinforces an already…
The Budget’s out – but there’s little relief for millions in debt
New government funding for people in debt will bring some relief this winter, but the measures do not match the scale of the household debt crisis engulfing the UK. Over…
Government’s small grant scheme ‘sticking plaster for a gaping wound’
Press comment – for immediate release Government’s small grant scheme ‘sticking plaster for a gaping wound’ In response to today’s government announcement of a new £500 million support fund for…
Polling shows public support for writing off pandemic debts as Universal Credit cut
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Polling shows public support for writing off pandemic debts as Universal Credit cut New polling commissioned by the anti-poverty group Jubilee Debt Campaign has shown public…
Why we oppose the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Public protest plays a pivotal role in the fight for debt justice. It is woven in the fabric of our movement, and not only connects us to millions across the world, but to thousands of years of…
Open Letter regarding the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
To the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Justice. We write to share our urgent concern over the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill which is soon to…
Decision time for Chad’s private creditors and the Common Framework
The recent agreement that Chad has negotiated with other governments to restructure its debts, the first such agreement under the Common Framework, puts pressure on the country’s private creditors to…
Jubilee Debt Campaign statement in response to the Sewell report
Jubilee Debt Campaign is proud to add our name to this letter, coordinated by the Runnymede Trust, which condemns the recent report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (the Sewell report), and we call for immediate action to be taken on…
