Meet Jo, anti-poverty campaigner from Manchester
Jo is a member of the local Together Against Debt group in Greater Manchester. In a recent conversation, Jo opened up about a personal chapter in her life that continues…
After blocking international debt changes, UK must now pass legislation
Yesterday UN Member States reached a Financing for Development agreement. The text, agreed ahead of the UN Financing for Development Conference in Seville from 30 June to 3 July initiates…
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…
A rare chance for real change
Campaigners demand action on the debt crisis at the preparatory meetings for FFD4 in New York, April 2025.
Debt and austerity driving authoritarianism across Global South countries, new report warns
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 (0)7716 200346 Global debt and austerity policies are fuelling the rise of authoritarianism across the Global South, according to a…
Debt-for-nature swaps reduce debt seven times less than debt restructurings
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7817 628196 New research released today by Debt Justice finds that debt-for-nature swaps have on average reduced debt levels by…
Hedge funds cash in while Ukraine is at war
Ukrainian and European civil society organisations are warning that hedge funds could make billions out of Ukraine, financed indirectly by Western aid. In a statement released today the campaigners call…
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…
