Insolvencies way up month on month, with a record number of DROs according to the latest stats from the Insolvency Service. A sign the household debt crisis is starting to bite. www.theguardian.com/business/liv...

Thousands of people marched through central London today to demand we #Makethempay. The people that created this crisis should pay for it! #Taxtherich #Makepolluterspay

BB energy don't sue South Sudan! UK-based oil trader is SUING South Sudan for non-payment of debt! It’s shameful that a country experiencing a humanitarian disaster could be sued by oil traders making millions. Write to the CEO to drop the case: tinyurl.com/yr4aksya #CancelDebtChooseHope

Huge congratulations to @ACORNunion for their new campaign on council tax debt reform — and securing vital political support with it. This issue affects millions. It's ime for change. We’re proud to stand with ACORN. 🔗 acorntheunion.org.uk/press-releas... #banthebailiffs

Sarah Champion MP, Chair of the International Development Committee, says she is "deeply disappointed" at the lack of progress on global debt reform. In a letter to the UK government she says it is in a uniquely powerful position to drive change committees.parliament.uk/publications...

"Instead of relief, we're pushed toward debt-creating finance," Rosana John, an environmental lawyer, says. "That is not climate justice." www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

"As traditional donors like the US and UK cut back, the answer for Africa and the Global South is not in charity, but in a fundamental restructuring of how the world economy is organised." A key part of this is #DebtJustice writes @fadhelkaboub.bsky.socia www.independent.co.uk/voices/us-ai...

"Debt is quietly undoing decades of progress. Right now, at least 1 in 3 developing countries are spending more on interest payments than on health care or education." @noahlawmp.bsky.social on the urgent need for a debt justice law www.devex.com/news/time-fo...

Flash flooding has displaced nearly one million people in Pakistan, and killed over 850. This won't stop as long as big oil keeps banking billions. We must #MakeThemPay for the damage they've wreaked and to guarantee a future for us all. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

We'll be at Forum 2029 on Wed 10th 18:30 (online) talking about the UK role in addressing the debt crisis as part of a radical agenda for change - join us! @autonomy-institute.bsky.social Sign-up (zoom link): buff.ly/YLTZjIC

BB energy don't sue South Sudan! UK-based oil trader is SUING South Sudan for non-payment of debt! It’s shameful that a country experiencing a humanitarian disaster could be sued by oil traders making millions. Write to the CEO now, to drop the case, will you: tinyurl.com/yr4aksya

African has "an urgent need for comprehensive debt relief... such relief today could avert dire consequences for the rest of the world. The repercussions of poverty and collapsing governments cannot be contained within borders." www.ft.com/content/cb99...

📈 Ofgem has confirmed a 2% rise in energy price cap from Oct, pushing average bills to £1,755 a year. 💰 Meanwhile, energy debt has hit £4.15bn. These are political choices — ones that continue to protect supplier profits while leaving households to absorb the shock.

UK-based oil trader BB Energy is SUING South Sudan through the High Court in London! Our broken global system is allowing private lenders sue countries in turmoil. This case must be dropped. Agree? Take action: act.debtjustice.org.uk/bb-energy-do... #CancelDebtChooseHope

Our response to Ofgem's latest consultation on their Debt Relief Scheme. We're calling for an immediate refocus on people in debt, instead of corporate profit. debtjustice.org.uk/news/debt-ju...

African trade unions, youth groups and odas for Ghana demonstrate for debt cancellation and trade justice www.bbc.com/pidgin/artic...

On September 20 in London, join us and people to demand that billionaires and big polluters pay to fix broken Britain: 🤑 Tax the super-rich 👷 Protect workers, not billionaires 🏭 Make polluters pay Sign up to join us at makethempay.org.uk

📈Ofgem confirms a 2% rise in the energy price cap from October, raising average bills to £1,755 annually, despite falling wholesale prices. Energy debt has reached £4.15bn as political choices continue to favor supplier profits over household relief. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...

💥A UK payday loan company has gone bust 💥 Our thoughts are with the owners whose dreams of making huge profits exploiting people desperately trying to make it through the month. lol jk, this is great news from the bank holiday weekend. metro.co.uk/2025/08/22/u...

💥A UK payday loan company has gone bust 💥 Our thoughts are with the owners whose dreams of making huge profits exploiting people desperately trying to make it through the month. lol jk, this is great news from the bank holiday weekend. metro.co.uk/2025/08/22/u...

Why debt justice? Debt has been used for centuries as a tool of exploitation - leading to increased poverty and inequality in the global south. Debt is used in the UK to punish the poor in a system that is rigged for the rich and wealthy. This injustice CAN be stopped tinyurl.com/bddv78xe

Climate justice won’t happen without debt justice Mohamed Adow lays it out: 🌍 Cancel the debt 📜 Reform the debt system via a UN convention 💸 Grants, not loans 🌐 Global tax reform Brilliant piece via @powershiftafrica.bsky.social 🔗 www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...

🧛 Billionaire vampires are getting richer by sucking the life out of the economy, our communities and the planet ‼️ 50 families in the UK hold more wealth than 50% of the population. And over 50% of billionaire wealth comes from large-scale planetary and community destruction

Workers will be taking to the streets in Ghana this week to demand debt cancellation 3news.com/news/tuc-dem...

BB energy don't sue South Sudan! UK-based oil trader is SUING South Sudan for non-payment of debt! It’s shameful that a country experiencing a humanitarian disaster could be sued by oil traders making millions. Write to the CEO now, to drop the case, will you: tinyurl.com/yr4aksya

Councils use legalised harassment to collect council tax debt but pressuring people and seizing belongings DOES NOTHING to help pay bills. Let's #BanTheBailiffs now: tinyurl.com/y32javyz

#PETITION: Support @debtjustice.bsky.social Campaign To #BanTheBailiffs... Councils use legalised harassment to collect council tax debt but pressuring people through intimidation and seizing belongings DOES NOTHING to help pay bills: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs-0

It's the biggest global debt movement in 25 years! Thousands are calling out private lenders and rich countries who put profit before people lives. It's time to #CancelDebtChooseHope and get debt justice once and for all. Add your name here: act.debtjustice.org.uk/canceldebt

#DebtSwaps Are a False Fix ,Why are Global South countries still asked to bargain for justice? Read our Reflection on #FFD4 Spain&WorldBank just announced a new “debt swap hub” @debtjustice.bsky.social @debtforclimate.bsky.social @eurodadnews.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/debt-s...

#PETITION: Councils Use Legalised Harassment To Collect Council Tax Debt But Pressuring People Through Intimidation And Seizing Belongings DOES NOTHING To Help Pay Bills... Support @debtjustice.bsky.social campaign to #BanTheBailiffs: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs-0

Important point made in the background work that debt service to China looks like it has been increasing since last year, but mainly due to end of DSSI era & related suspensions. Whereas for the non-default countries, debt service to private creditors uninterrupted.

Billionaires have broken Britain. #MakeThemPay to fix it. On Saturday 20 September, thousands of us will take to the streets to demand the government: ✅ Tax the super-rich ✅ Protect workers, not billionaires ✅ Make polluters pay Spread the word today!

Lower-income countries are spending three times more on debt payments to Western private lenders than they are to China. Commercial creditors have been a problem for virtually all countries going through a debt restructuring in recent years. www.reuters.com/business/fin...

"By pooling resources, sharing data and coordinating strategies, debtor countries could begin to shift the balance of power and negotiate from a position of collective strength." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

🌞 Summer holidays are here! 🌞 Just to make sure you've got enough distractions to keep you going, here are some debt related resources to read, watch or listen to over the break... 1/4

Three years after the catastrophic floods, #Pakistan's debts are preventing it from preparing for the next climate-related disaster, or from meeting the needs of the people www.nation.com.pk/07-Aug-2025/...

Taxing banks’ windfall profits could bring in £11.3 billion 💰 …but Rachel Reeves & Keir Starmer are refusing to get out of bed with the banks and make it happen❗ Tell them to #TaxTheBanks today: bit.ly/TaxTheBanks

"They charge ridiculous fees, they charge interest, so the person that they're collecting from is then in debt again to the bailiff." No matter what’s in the bank, everyone should be treated with dignity and respect. Let's #BanTheBailiffs sign the petition now: tinyurl.com/y32javyz

#Councils use legalised #harassment to collect #counciltax #debt but pressuring people and seizing belongings DOES NOTHING to help pay #bills. I'm supporting @debtjustice campaign to #BanTheBailiffs, join me: tinyurl.com/y32javyz

Councils use legalised harassment to collect council tax debt but pressuring people through intimidation and seizing belongings DOES NOTHING to help pay bills. That’s why I'm supporting @debtjustice.bsky.social campaign to #BanTheBailiffs Sign here: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs...

Instead of taxing the super-rich, our Government would rather: ❌Cut disability benefits 🛢️Subsidise the oil and gas companies profiting from our bill hikes 👩‍⚕️Risk the collapse of public services we all depend on The Government must choose to #MakeThemPay. Join us in central London on 20 September

Timeline: 😀 UN members agreed a new process for tackling the debt crisis 😡 The EU & UK blocked it from having significant power ‼️ UN members called on the UK to pass a law so private lenders take part in debt cancellation 🇬🇧 UK MUST PASS A LAW NOW! debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Inside the 4th Int Conference on Financing for Development #FfD4 in Spain, 100+ activists from all over the world came to make our voices heard despite major hurdles to meaningful participation ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Co3...

Half the world’s population lives in countries spending more on debt interest than on health. 2.1 billion people live in countries spending more on debt than education. We're demanding world leaders to #CancelDebtChooseHope.

🧵 South Sudan is one of the world’s poorest countries. Nearly 70% of its population requires urgent humanitarian assistance. The UK High Court ordered them to pay $657 million dollars in debt servicing to a for-profit bank. www.gtreview.com/news/africa/...

Trump is slapping huge tariffs on many of the world's most indebted countries, including #SriLanka, #Pakistan, #Tunisia and #Laos. Rich countries can change the rules when they choose. But poor countries are forced to keep paying their debts. #CancelTheDebt www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

France extorted Haiti from its first day of freedom, forcing it to pay for its own independence. That “ransom” stole decades of growth and trapped Haiti in debt. Over 60 rights groups now call on Macron: France must pay reparations. 🔗 uk.news.yahoo.com/dozens-group...

Climate justice won’t happen without debt justice Mohamed Adow lays it out: 🌍 Cancel the debt 📜 Reform the debt system via a UN convention 💸 Grants, not loans 🌐 Global tax reform Brilliant piece via @powershiftafrica.bsky.social 🔗 www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...

Creditors are suing South Sudan over oil-backed debts "South Sudan's limited resources should be used to meet the urgent needs of its people and of refugees escaping the civil war in Sudan, not to make profits for oil traders.” www.gtreview.com/news/africa/...

It's the worst #DebtCrisis in 30 years! 🌍 34 African countries spend more on debt repayments than health & education combined. We're standing with activists around the world this Jubilee year to say #CancelDebtChooseHope. We did it in 2000, we can do it in 2025 Join 👉https://tinyurl.com/2p9tbr24