Rowan Williams calls for money lenders to be held responsible
Rowan Williams has criticised a “great deal” of lending by banks and other institutions for being unethical, both in the UK and across the world. Dr Williams was speaking at…
Caribbean nations join together to push for debt cancellation
Caribbean nations have publicly called for debt cancellation for the region. This week, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) called for “reparations for native genocide and slavery”.…
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,…
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…
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…
Irish Government should stop ‘zombie bank’ payments
UK Campaigners support Irish call to halt payments on Anglo-Irish debt
Campaigners call for halt to Anglo Irish Bank payments
A new campaigning network has today launched in Ireland calling on the Irish government to stop paying the debts of the former Anglo Irish Bank / Irish Nationwide Building Society…
EU Emergency Summit must deliver debt justice
On the eve of the EU Emergency Summit which will take place tomorrow, Thursday 21 July, Director of Jubilee Debt Campaign Nick Dearden said: “The failure of European leaders to…
South Sudan set to start life debt free
It is expected that with South Sudan independence, North Sudan will agree to keep all of Sudan’s $38 billion debt.