Meet the world’s loan sharks 🦈👇🏾 💸 Fifty-four countries are in debt crisis - while private lenders make vast profits. 🚑 In Africa, 34 countries are spending more on debt than health or education. It's time to #CancelDebtChooseHope for #DebtJustice SIGN here >> debtjustice.org.uk/canceldebt

Scotland chooses debt justice First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, has announced Scotland’s support for the Cancel Debt Choose Hope campaign "I raise Scotland's voice in support of finding a fair long-term solution to the global debt crisis." @scotgov | @ScotGovFM

The UK says tackling Global South debt is a key development priority But at #FFD4, it blocked progress and watered down Global South demands for debt justice “They should hang their heads in shame," @heidichow.bsky.social 📢 Full release via Bond: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...

Tomorrow is UN #FFD4 summit in Seville, we joined 20+ orgs in central London to say: #CancelDebtChooseHope 54 countries in debt crisis yet rich countries are BLOCKING solutions No one should have to play Jenga with their economy - choosing between public services or debt payments. #SystemChangeNow

It's #SmallCharityWeek! Anything you donate to us this week WILL BE MATCHED, in other words - DOUBLED! We're raising funds for our #BanTheBailiffs campaign. Councils are sending in bailiffs despite there being no evidence they increase collection rates. www.debtjustice.org.uk/biggive

Debt swaps are a distraction from actual debt restructuring to tackle the global south debt crisis. New evidence from @debtjustice.bsky.social shows that debt swaps deliver minimal debt reduction, are opaque, costly and risk imposing conservation models that ignore local needs #CancelTheDebt

Bailiffs expose how flawed the debt system is. Once you're in debt, the debt system keeps you trapped. Whether you're in debt or not, no one deserves to be humiliated and bullied and then get charged for it. Take action act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs... #BanTheBailiffs

4.4 million people have fallen behind on council tax as rising costs push more households into crisis. Instead of offering support, councils are sending in bailiffs – a punitive, outdated tactic based on intimation that only deepens hardship #BanTheBailiffs

Debt payments are leading to years of austerity Where debt payments are over 15% of government revenue public spending has been falling since 2015 In Angola, spending on social services has fallen by more than 55% in the last decade #CancelTheDebt debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

There's still one day left to apply to be a trustee at Debt Justice! Trustees are volunteers who play an important role in our governance. The deadline to apply is tomorrow morning at 9am, more details about the role and how to apply here: debtjustice.org.uk/news/trustee...

US tariffs will intensify the external debt crisis. For 20 lower-income countries with highest external debt payments: - average tariffs of 18% - 'weaker' dollar not giving any respite - bond yields up 1 percentage point - biggest impact falls in commodity prices debtjustice.org.uk/blog/us-tari...

We are looking for new Trustees to join our board and help strengthen our work to challenge poverty and inequality caused by unjust debt. Find out more and how to apply here: www.debtjustice.org.uk/trustee

Slashing the disability benefits budget is cruel and pointless. People with disabilities are already more likely to be in debt, especially in the face of soaring cost of essentials. These vicious cuts will plunge even more people into unpayable debt and poverty debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Michael Sheen’s “heist” of buying and cancelling people’s debts is an inspiring act of solidarity and exposes how debt is hardwired into the economy. We need government action to tackle the household debt crisis @debtjustice.bsky.social letter in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Looking forward to watching this tonight. Thank you mchshe.bsky.social‬ for exposing a fundamental injustice in the debt system that keeps people in debt and poverty while debt collectors rake in profits. The government needs to take action to write off unpayable debts.

Happy independence day, #Ghana! 🎉 📣 We just handed in Ghanaian debt campaigner Bernard’s open letter to the PM demanding action on the #debt crisis. 🚨 22k supporters have taken action for a #debtjustice law, including THOUSANDS who signed Bernard’s letter.

I can't recommend this enough! Come join the @debtjustice.bsky.social board and be part of a dynamic, hard-hitting organisation fighting colonialism, exploitation and economic injustice in solidarity with affected communities in the UK and across the global south.

Two UK hedge funds are threatening to SUE Ethiopia to force them into debt repayments they can't afford. Help stop these bulling tactics & win new global rules for countries in debt crisis📣🌍📣 SIGN the petition today 👉 debtjustice.org.uk/choosehope #CancelDebtChooseHope

Fantastic video on why this is a BIG year for the global debt movement to force action to end the debt crisis in the global south #cancelthedebt #ChooseHope #Jubilee2025

“A debt crisis caused by global factors — a debt crisis that is leading to more poverty, more hunger and war.” Many thanks @jeevunsandher.bsky.social for a powerful speech in Thursday's debate in parliament on debt cancellation

Thank you @bambosmp.bsky.social for hosting the debate in parliament and sponsoring the Debt Relief Bill. The bill "would have a significant impact on low-income countries and could be transformative in allowing money spent on servicing debt to go into health & education systems"

📢 Live NOW: UK Parliament’s Backbench Debate on Debt in Low-Income Countries The world’s poorest countries are in a debt crisis stopping many from investing in healthcare and education. Thousands of our supporters emailed their MPs to attend. Watch live www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Govt's plans are like fighting a forest fire by offering a water pistol in ten years’ time. The UK needs to demand deeper debt cancellation and pass legislation to suspend repayments during negotiations, so that no creditor can boycott debt relief. More here: debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Bondholders rejected a debt relief proposal from the Ethiopian government that would still see them make 30% profit HESPI, AFRODAD and Debt Justice also estimate the proposal would mean bondholders would be repaid 20% more than government creditors debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

"Like fighting a forest fire by offering a water pistol in ten years’ time" - our director @heidichow.bsky.social on today's government announcement on the debt crisis in lower-income countries

Thank you @jemgilbert.bsky.social It's such a great show and a real privilege to be invited to share about global south debt.

Thank you @kmilb.bsky.social and Nadia Idle for inviting me onto #ACFM and covering the global south debt crisis. It's the biggest debt crisis in 30 years and the global movement is mobilising for action this year, join us to win debt justice @debtjustice.bsky.social: www.debtjustice.org.uk/2025

Really enjoyed listening to this insightful, intelligent and wide-ranging conversation about the role of debt in history, culture, the economy and social relationships.

🚨 CAMPAIGN LAUNCH🚨 #Jubilee2025 is the BIGGEST global movement for #debtjustice in decades. It's the year we #CancelDebtChoseHope - and we just launched our new campaign alongside allies in the UK and beyond. SIGN the global petition today and let's make this massive https://buff.ly/3Cyh3W8

Outside HM Treasury today 👇🏽 Alongside @debtforclimate.bsky.social, @cafod.bsky.social, @sciaf & @waronwant.bsky.social, @christianaiduk.bsky.social & more, we launched our campaign to #CancelDebtChooseHope 📣 #Jubilee2025

Well spotted @tim-jones6.bsky.social Tucked away into debt restructuring deals are the ways that wealthy creditors continue to use debt as a tool of neo-colonial extraction and exploitation.

Our co-director @fatimaibrahim.bsky.social on @bbc-politics.bsky.social Live talking about Trump's disastrous decision to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement ⬇️

Extreme wealth is extreme control. Never has this been so clear. Well we don’t have to settle for it. In our letter to Davos leaders, 370+ millionaires & billionaires say we must draw the line. Protect ppl, planet, & democracy: rein in extreme wealth & tax us, the super rich.

Lower income debt repayments have trebled over the last decade and are now at their highest levels in 30 years. We need a new UK law to #CancelTheDebt and prevent future debt crisis. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Debt Swaps are not a silver bullet and instead could harm communities in the global south and massively distract from the real solutions that are needed like debt cancellation and grant-based climate finance. More in this new briefing: debtjustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Support @debtjustice.bsky.social's Big Give christmas appeal before *noon on Tuesday 10 December* and your donation will be matched through @biggive.bsky.social Help us to end unjust debt and the poverty and inequality it perpetuates www.debtjustice.org.uk/donate

This government made a pledge to “tackle unsustainable debt”. Let's make sure that they don’t forget their promise. I've added my name to this xmas card to David Lammy, asking to make 2025 the year for #debtjustice. Join me act.debtjustice.org.uk/%E2%80%98tis...

This will cost lives, while energy companies are profiting to the tune of £bns. There's money in the system: time to put people before profit. 💡 A universal basic energy allowance would ensure everyone has the essential energy they need and no one has to suffer in fuel poverty. #EnergyForAll

Excellent read exposing how debt-driven exploitation can enforce obedience to austerity and inflict widespread hardship especially for women and LGBTQ people, while generating huge profits for global elites and corporations. #CancelTheDebt jacobin.com/2024/11/suri...