Bank of England interest rate hike will push up unjust debt payments
Responding to the decision by the Bank of England to raise its’ base rate from 0.5% to 0.75%, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Director of the Jubilee Debt Campaign, said: “Poor wage growth…
Vacancy: Comm’s Officer (part-time maternity cover)
Communications Officer (P/T, Temporary, £17,583-£20,690 pa dependent on London weighting (£29,305-£34,483 pro rata)) Jubilee Debt Campaign is seeking a tech-savvy, digital communications all-rounder to lead on supporter and campaign communications,…
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…
The new developing world debt crisis
A new debt crisis has begun in impoverished countries. The UK needs to take responsibility now for the debt contracted under English law. Read the 4 page briefing here Summary…
Mozambique debt is unpayable and the UK needs to act
Reacting to reports that the government of Mozambique has announced that it cannot pay its private external debt, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Director of the Jubilee Debt Campaign, said: “Mozambique’s unpayable debt…
Great North Run: 14th Glorious Year for Team Jubilee
About 60 people, most of them staff and students at Newcastle University, participated in Jubilee Debt Campaign’s team in the Great North Run, the biggest half-marathon in the world, on…
Campaigners criticise IMF cave in over Greek debt
Commenting on the Eurogroup and IMF staff agreement in Brussels early on Wednesday morning, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Director of the Jubilee Debt Campaign said: “IMF staff are proposing to lend more…
Collapse in commodity prices leads to $61 billion funding gap for impoverished countries
Amount is $13 billion more than countries studied receive in aid each year Impoverished country governments could be up-to $61 billion worse off in 2016 as a result of the…
Budget 2016: Concern over switch of UK aid from grants to loans
Information hidden in budget announcements suggest UK government will be giving £3.8 billion of 'aid' money as loans in next four years