The NHS march was just the first step
Up to 250,000 people joined the huge and beautiful #ourNHS march on Saturday. This march came just weeks after an Ipsos MORI poll found that the state of the health-service…
Ghana@60: The Debt Story – Building a collective response
There has been plenty in the news in recent months about Ghana’s struggles with debt. Having been hailed as a model economy by former US president Barack Obama, Ghana’s place…
Campaigners call for transparency from Gambia’s lenders
• Comment on revelation that Gambia’s debt is $1 billion The Gambian government have said that former President Yahya Jammeh stole at least $50 million, and left the government with a…
IMF refuse to cancel Haiti debt as hurricane not ‘catastrophic’
The damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in October has led the IMF and World Bank to assess Haiti as being at high risk of not being able to pay its…
We must recognise the role of PFI debts in the NHS funding crisis
The first weeks of 2017 in the UK have been filled with news that the NHS and social care are in crisis, due to a lack of government funding. It…
Campaigners press Credit Suisse on Mozambique
The Mozambique government has said it will not make a $60 million interest payment due on 18 January On 17 January, campaigners from the Jubilee Debt Campaign handed in a…
Russia suing Ukraine in London shows failure of global debt rules
Russia’s case against Ukraine for repayment of a $3 billion loan will begin in London on Tuesday 17 January. Commenting ahead of the case, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Director of the Jubilee…
Philippines to hold ‘historic’ audit into debt legitimacy
In a first for the country, the Philippines has legislated to hold a debt audit into 20 projects to determine the legitimacy of the loans. The audit is part of…
Mozambique’s secret loans: Protecting the unconstitutional
A Mozambican parliamentary Commission on 7 December submitted a devastating report on the $2 billion in secret loans originally given or arranged by the London branches of Credit Suisse and…
The Big Give Christmas Challenge
A massive thank you to everyone who has donated during the Big Give Christmas Challenge. A total of 265 of you have helped us reach our target of doubling £10,000…
