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We’re campaigning to end unjust debt and the poverty and inequality it perpetuates. #CancelTheDebt #DebtJustice Formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · Dec 16

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

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 11h

Join us at the Debt Justice Activist Gathering on Saturday 8th November to hear from author and journalist @graceblakeley.substack.com 🔥🔥🔥 Get your free ticket at debtjustice.org.uk/gathering

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 1d

#Ethiopia's lenders could be about to sue the country in the British courts - after refusing a restructuring deal which would have made them significant profits.

We need a debt justice law to protect countries in debt crisis from being sued in London

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ethiopia and Bondholders Fail to Reach Deal on Defaulted Debt

Talks between Ethiopia’s government and holders of a $1 billion defaulted bond collapsed after both sides agreed to terminate the discussions without an agreement.

www.bloomberg.com

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War on Want @waronwant.bsky.social · 2d

More than 45 charities, campaigners and trade unions have signed our open letter urging UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband to back an ambitious outcome on just transition at the UN Climate Summit #COP30.

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 1d

Across the 🌎 unjust debt & austerity policies are undermining democracy & fuelling authoritarianism.

Join our FREE online event to hear from activists resisting the debt crisis - in the face of hostile regimes.

Sign up here >> act.debtjustice.org.uk/debt-democracy-webinar

#CancelTheDebt

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 2d

🔥 The Global South did not cause the climate crisis. Yet IFIs push loans, not grants, forcing countries deeper into debt. We demand grants not loans for climate action! #FundTheFuture #JustTransitionRising

Read and sign this Common Statement: thisworldisours.org/october-13-1...

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 2d

🌍 Stop the harm! Cancel the debt! The @IMFNews and @WorldBank leave a trail of debt and destruction across the Global South. We demand justice, reparations, and a #JustTransition!
#StopTheHarm #CancelTheDebt #UNDebtConvention

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: We're in the news

“By denying debt relief for countries that need it, the #IMF is acting as a debt collector for rich and powerful creditors" - Heidi Chow

It's time to hold @IMFNews accountable.

#StopTheHarm #CancelTheDebt

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 5d

We stand in solidarity with calls to end the use of Sheriffs in Scotland. 💪

No one should face intimidation or hardship for being in debt. It’s time for fair, compassionate systems — and to #BanTheBailiffs once and for all.

✊ Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/stop-counc...

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 6d

📣𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚📣

✨Book your FREE place now! ✨

• What: A full day of workshops and talks for anyone wishing to take action on unjust debt.
• When: Saturday 8th November 2025
• Where: Bethnal Green, London

www.debtjustice.org.uk/gathering

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 7d

Nope, got to disagree here. There absolutely is a fairer way, Bristol Council clearly just don't want to hear it.

Whichever way you look at it, relentlessly chasing people for money they don't have isn't a sensible choice.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 8d

Without Loss & Damage finance, Global South countries are being forced into debt to cover climate disaster costs - from floods to droughts to hurricanes

This is not #ClimateJustice

Rich countries must #PayUp and @fillthefund.bsky.social

Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ) @gcdcj.bsky.social · 8d

$1.2 TRILLION for military budget, only $348M for Loss and Damage? This is the theft of climate justice. We fought for the FRLD. We won’t let it be an empty promise. Global North #PayUp and #FillTheFund now!
@jtalliance.bsky.social @fillthefund.bsky.social

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 8d

New research from Oxfam and Care shows how rich countries are profiting from the climate crisis

🌍 2/3 of climate finance to the Global South comes as loans
💸 For every $5 received, $7 is paid back – a 42% profit for creditors

www.oxfamamerica.org/press/two-th...

Two-thirds of climate funding for Global South is loans as rich countries profiteer from escalating climate crisis

New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Center, <a href="https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-finance-shado

www.oxfamamerica.org

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 9d

These stories only reinforce narratives that overindebtedness is an individual issue. It's not. It's an exploitative system that denies people basic building blocks of life, funnelling what little they have upwards for the wealthiest.

www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/368...

I was crippled by £40K debt but paid it off in 17 months by sticking to 3 rules

IN 2024, the campaign group Debt Justice said its research had suggested a record of 10million people in the UK were heavily in debt. As well as dealing with the pressures of the cost of livin…

www.thesun.co.uk

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 9d

Obviously it's always nice for our stats to be quoted, but let's be clear - this is not a solution to debt.

Someone on the standard rate of universal credit would take *11 years* of spending every single penny paying back debt, not including interest, to pay off this much debt.

I was crippled by £40K debt but paid it off in 17 months by sticking to 3 rules

IN 2024, the campaign group Debt Justice said its research had suggested a record of 10million people in the UK were heavily in debt. As well as dealing with the pressures of the cost of livin…

www.thesun.co.uk

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 23d

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...

Pound slides after UK government borrowing jumps in August and insolvencies rise – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as August borrowing hits highest level since 2020

www.theguardian.com

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 25d

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

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 28d

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

Pink background, black and white text reads: BB Energy Don't Sue South Sudan

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 28d

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

MPs, MSs and union leaders join ACORN calls for council tax debt collection and bailiff reform – ACORN

Over 40 MPs and MSs have joined urgent calls for the Government to reform council tax collection, as council tax debt and bailiff use rises.

acorntheunion.org.uk

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 29d

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...

committees.parliament.uk

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · Sep 15

"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...

'If our culture survives, then so do we': The Caribbean island defying the existential threat of hurricanes

A year after record-breaking Hurricane Beryl, the Caribbean is still reeling – but on one island, defiant traditions are fuelling its climate resilience.

www.bbc.co.uk

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · Sep 11

"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...

A post-foreign aid world needs to be built on transformational tax and trade policies

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, writes…

www.independent.co.uk

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · Sep 10

"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...

Time for a rally in global debt reform

Opinion: U.K. parliamentarian Noah Law argues that money going to debt servicing is keeping low-income countries from taking care of their citizens.

www.devex.com

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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

‘Fear haunts us’: Pakistan’s floods leave mental scars long after waters recede

Shock, panic, guilt and grief grip survivors as mental health experts warn of chronic trauma from repeated exposure to natural disasters

www.theguardian.com

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · Sep 9

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

Forum 2029 – UK policy and the crisis in Global South living standards

Confirmed speakers: Alex Cobham (Tax Justice), Nick Dearden (Global Justice Now)

buff.ly

Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

Pink background. Black and white writing that reads: BB Energy, Don't sue south sudan.