What the UK could do now to bring in a Jubilee for Justice
Over 10,000 people have signed our petition for a Jubilee for Justice calling for: Cancellation of the unjust debts of the most indebted nations Promotion of just and progressive taxation…
UK pushes Pakistan, Indonesia and the Gambia into more debt
The UK government has backed loans to Pakistan, Indonesia and the Gambia without conducting any assessment of their impact, or the ability of the countries to repay. The revelations come…
Campaigners reveal extent of British support to the Shah’s Iran
Liberal Democrats fail to follow Norway’s debt audit lead. Documents released under the freedom of information act to Jubilee Debt Campaign have revealed that all of the debt the UK…
How the IMF and global finance are trying to block a democratic examination of Tunisia’s debt
One year ago today, a bill to audit the Tunisian public debt was submitted to the Assembly, but this democratic initiative has been blocked by global finance.
A chance meeting with Vince Cable to argue over unjust debts
I bumped into the Business Minister whilst cycling through South London. Cycling to my Econowhat? reading group through Stockwell in South London last week, my eyes were drawn to the…
Argentine ship ordered to be released from Ghana
A tribunal in Hamburg has decided on Saturday that the Argentine navy ship seized in Ghana, the ARA Libertad, should be released back to the South American country. The ARA…
Generating Terror
Jubilee Debt Campaign’s new report examines the way that western-backed institutions, such as the World Bank, supported the government of Guatemala as it terrorised its own people in the late…
Goodnight Greece – Good morning Colony!
Our friends in the Greek Debt Audit Campaign have responded to this week’s Eurogroup statement on Greece: Greek Debt Audit Campaign announcement on the November 27 Eurogroup decision. On November…
Indonesians paying £20 million for weapons used in repression
By 1 December 2012, the Indonesian people are due to pay the UK government £27 million. Of this, £20 million is for arms sales to past dictator General Suharto. In…
MPs inquiry calls for end to Dodgy Deals
A cross-party group of MPs has released a report into UK Export Finance – or what we call the Department for Dodgy Deals. The report, covered on the front page…
