Choosing hope – a month of protest for debt cancellation
This summer has kicked off with an incredible series of actions and protests calling for an end to the debt crisis. From a mass lobby of parliament in London, to…
Campaigners stage giant Jenga game in central London to demand debt cancellation ahead of UN conference
Press release for immediate releaseDate 28 June 2025 For more information and interviews contact Eva Watkinson on +44 7870187861 Campaigners from over twenty organisations staged a giant game of Jenga…
Council tax arrears in Britain hits record £8.3bn
For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray on +44 7716 200346 New analysis from Debt Justice reveals that total council tax arrears across Britain have reached a record of…
Government’s proposed bailiff fee uplift will deepen financial hardship for low-income households, say campaigners
For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray on +44 7716 200346 The Ministry of Justice has announced a 5% uplift to bailiff fees following the taking control of goods…
Cost of living crisis pushes 1.2 million more people into council tax arrears
For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray on toby@debtjustice.org.uk or +44 7716 200346. New research from Debt Justice released today finds that 4.4 million people in the UK have…
South Sudan ordered to pay Afreximbank $657m by UK High Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7817 628196 15 May 2025 – South Sudan has been ordered by the High Court in London…
Join the mass lobby of MPs on 9 July
Across the UK and around the world, people are resisting, demanding action on the twin crises of debt and climate. In the UK, thousands of us will join forces on 9…
Cancel Debt Choose Hope: resistance and power
Join us on online on Thursday 15th May 6.30-8.00pm to hear directly from campaigners in Zimbabwe and Malawi – and how they are campaigning for change. You’ll hear about the global movement for debt cancellation, why…
“A Living Nightmare”: Tower Hamlets in Top 20 in England and Wales for Bailiff Use, Say Debt Campaigners
For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray on +44 7307 620372 New analysis from campaign group Debt Justice has found that Tower Hamlets council are among the top users…
Trump’s tariffs and the debt crisis
As China vows to ‘fight to the end’ and the UK says ‘nothing (is) off the table’, the repercussions of Trump’s tariff announcements show little sign of abating. Last week,…
