G20 failures, and our next steps
Despite the clear need for more debt cancellation the G20 finance ministers failed this week to act. $2.8 billion dollars are spent on debt payments a month by the world’s poorest counties,…
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Gleneagles 15 years on: The last debt cancellation
Last week marked week marks 15 years since the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, when leaders of the world’s richest countries agreed debt cancellation for many of the world’s poorest heavily indebted countries. This hard won victory was…
Black Lives Matter
In the last few weeks, we have seen the world erupt and huge numbers of people galvanise against racism. The killing of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 sparked a wave…
Launch of the Open Budget Survey
This blog was written in response to the Open Budget Survey available here Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, many countries were already struggling with high debt payments. Jubilee Debt…
Debt suspension agreed for low-income countries to help fight Coronavirus
It’s been a huge week for debt campaigning. Following calls from over 200 organisations and 750,000 people around the world for debt cancellation to help lower-income countries cope with coronavirus,…
Sarah-Jayne on household debt with John Nicholson, Talk Radio
With already millions of people living in poverty in the UK, the Coronavirus pandemic could push millions more under the breadline. Despite the significant measures already announced, delays and gaps…
Don’t let the Coronavirus crisis push people into debt
Over the past few weeks, thousands of us have been feeling less secure. Our incomes and wages have been cut, jobs have been lost, and many of us are unsure…
New job vacancy – Senior Community Organiser
This exciting new role involves organising and supporting people affected by problem debt in the UK.
Head of the IMF responds to your messages
Thousands of us wrote to Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the IMF, with the message that it's time to bail out people not banks. Her response falls short and the…
Debt payments have devastating effects on public spending
In Chad, pregnant women are putting off going to important but expensive health check-ups, and their families are paying over a third of a month’s income upfront to get through…