Ukraine’s ‘odious debt’ defence of $3bn Russian default goes to UK court
The English Court of Appeal has overturned a previous ruling and said that Ukraine’s “duress” defence of its non-payment of a $3 billion debt to Russia can go to a…
EVENT: 20 years of the Debt Justice movement
Celebrate with us in Birmingham on Saturday 29 September Join us for a day of remembering the successes of the debt justice movement over the last twenty years and learn…
EU Court of Auditors criticism “should be final nail in coffin of PPPs”
The EU Court of Auditors have released a report today which says that “EU co-financed Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) cannot be regarded as an economically viable option for delivering public…
100 UK MPs criticise Mozambique secret lenders ahead of debt talks in London
100 MPs sign motion which expresses concern about secret loans and calls for new transparency measures Mozambique government meeting creditors in London on 20 March On 20 March the Mozambique…
Press release: call for a household debt jubilee
Anti-poverty campaigners will today (Tuesday 6th March) call on the Government, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to instigate a Household Debt Jubilee in order to…
The case for a household debt jubilee
This briefing makes the case for writing off around £40 billion of ‘unjust’ household debt in the UK. A decade since the onset of the global financial crisis, outstanding household debt…
10 key facts which show the truth about the UK’s debt crisis
• Amount of interest being paid on government debt is at virtually the lowest level since records began • But the UK economy has the highest deficit with the rest…
Welcome for Labour Private Finance Initiative announcement
Reacting to John McDonnell’s announcement that the Labour party will bring existing PFI contracts back in-house, and that the Labour party will “End the UK government’s financial and advisory support…
Liam Fox visits Mozambique: Calls for UK to take responsibility for role in debt crisis
The UK Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox is visiting Mozambique this week. The country is in a debt crisis after Mozambican officials borrowed $2 billion from the…
Debt justice and the 2017 general election
Ahead of the 2017 general election, Jubilee Debt Campaign have produced a short guide and suggested question for four vital issues: The UK’s role in Africa’s debt crisis The global debt…
