We Can Win: Stories from 50 years of struggle (Free film launch!)
These ten moving and often funny short films document a proud 50 year history of campaigning, strikes, occupations, work ins and solidarity in the name of fair pay, decent jobs,…
Scottish government makes debt relief top priority
The Scottish government have signalled that they would take action to deal with unjust debts inherited from the UK, if there is a yes vote in 2014’s independence referendum. The…
The Big Give Christmas Challenge, 5-7 December
UPDATE: Saturday 7 December A massive thank you to everyone who has donated over the three days of the Big Give. The matched funds have now run out, and we’ve…
Sarah-Jayne Clifton starts as Jubilee Debt Campaign Director
Sarah-Jayne Clifton, formerly at Friends of the Earth International, has started as Jubilee Debt Campaign’s new Director. Sarah-Jayne joins Jubilee Debt Campaign from Friends of the Earth International the largest…
Philippines: The typhoon and the debt
Two weeks on from Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines, the British public have responded with incredible generosity, donating over £50 million to the Disasters Emergency Committee so far. Yet…
Debt Week 2013 – in photos
Thanks a lot to everyone who took part in the #NotOurDebt photo action during Debt Week 2013. Here’s some of the best messages we saw on Twitter… [View the story…
Vulture funds take control of Cooperative Bank
The same vulture fund which is trying to make Argentina default on its debt has now wrested the Cooperative Bank out of cooperative hands. Aurelius Capital Management, along with Silver…
Grenada takes brave stand for debt justice
The tiny Caribbean island of Grenada, population 100,000, has stopped paying its £560 million debt. On Saturday, as the IMF and World Bank annual meetings got underway in Washington DC,…
Leaked IMF documents show global opposition to lender’s bank bailout
Leaked minutes of IMF meetings in 2010 show that Argentina, Brazil, India, Russia and Switzerland all argued that some Greek debt owed to private banks should be cancelled before any…
Life before debt
The cost of austerity packages imposed in the name of paying debts in Europe has been high. In Portugal fees for health care have been imposed, costs for utilities have…