Debt Justice
@debtjustice.bsky.social
We’re campaigning to end unjust debt and the poverty and inequality it perpetuates. #CancelTheDebt #DebtJustice Formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign
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· 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
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
MILLIONS of children could access school – IF unjust #debt was slashed. Cancelling debt is about winning #justice for millions of people around the world.
Donate today and get your donation matched by the Big Give Christmas Challenge: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Donate today and get your donation matched by the Big Give Christmas Challenge: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
MILLIONS of children could access school – IF unjust #debt was slashed. Cancelling debt is about winning #justice for millions of people around the world.
Donate today and get your donation matched by the Big Give Christmas Challenge: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Donate today and get your donation matched by the Big Give Christmas Challenge: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Sound analysis and rational economics from Tim Jones.
Ahead of the UK budget, government debt has dominated headlines. Threat of a UK “debt crisis” is used to justify cuts in welfare and public services.
But the story is far more nuanced and the REAL global debt crisis isn’t getting nearly enough attention. @tim-jones6.bsky.social explains
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But the story is far more nuanced and the REAL global debt crisis isn’t getting nearly enough attention. @tim-jones6.bsky.social explains
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November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Sound analysis and rational economics from Tim Jones.
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Why government debt is not the economic disaster we're being told it is.
An important 🧵
An important 🧵
Ahead of the UK budget, government debt has dominated headlines. Threat of a UK “debt crisis” is used to justify cuts in welfare and public services.
But the story is far more nuanced and the REAL global debt crisis isn’t getting nearly enough attention. @tim-jones6.bsky.social explains
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But the story is far more nuanced and the REAL global debt crisis isn’t getting nearly enough attention. @tim-jones6.bsky.social explains
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November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Why government debt is not the economic disaster we're being told it is.
An important 🧵
An important 🧵
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Read our full @bigissue.com op-ed with our friends at @debtjustice.bsky.social here: www.bigissue.com/opinion/chan...
Millions of Brits battle with council tax debt. It's time for reform
Low-income households spend three times as much of their income on council tax than higher earners. Is it time for reform?
www.bigissue.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Read our full @bigissue.com op-ed with our friends at @debtjustice.bsky.social here: www.bigissue.com/opinion/chan...
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Great work here .. hope the government is listening
The Budget Must Address the Household Debt Crisis
The cost-of-living crisis isn’t over. Unemployment and bankruptcies are rising, and more than 10 million people are affected by growing household debt. This budget is a crucial moment for action.
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The cost-of-living crisis isn’t over. Unemployment and bankruptcies are rising, and more than 10 million people are affected by growing household debt. This budget is a crucial moment for action.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Great work here .. hope the government is listening
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
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
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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
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
This week anything you donate will be matched by @BigGive #ChristmasChallenge. One donation, double the impact.
Donate to
✨challenge unjust debt in the global south
✨build power of debt protesters globally
✨get a new debt justice law in the UK
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Donate to
✨challenge unjust debt in the global south
✨build power of debt protesters globally
✨get a new debt justice law in the UK
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This week anything you donate will be matched by @BigGive #ChristmasChallenge. One donation, double the impact.
Donate to
✨challenge unjust debt in the global south
✨build power of debt protesters globally
✨get a new debt justice law in the UK
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Donate to
✨challenge unjust debt in the global south
✨build power of debt protesters globally
✨get a new debt justice law in the UK
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
SHOCKING FACT: millions of people around the world can’t access clean drinking water because their countries are trapped in unjust debt.
Help us expose how #debtcrisis is destroying lives. Support our work and this week only get your donation doubled!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Help us expose how #debtcrisis is destroying lives. Support our work and this week only get your donation doubled!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
SHOCKING FACT: millions of people around the world can’t access clean drinking water because their countries are trapped in unjust debt.
Help us expose how #debtcrisis is destroying lives. Support our work and this week only get your donation doubled!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Help us expose how #debtcrisis is destroying lives. Support our work and this week only get your donation doubled!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
It’s the @BigGive's #ChristmasChallenge!
That means from TODAY until midday 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation!
Help win debt justice for millions around the world: debtjustice.org.uk/donate
#ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday
That means from TODAY until midday 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation!
Help win debt justice for millions around the world: debtjustice.org.uk/donate
#ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It’s the @BigGive's #ChristmasChallenge!
That means from TODAY until midday 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation!
Help win debt justice for millions around the world: debtjustice.org.uk/donate
#ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday
That means from TODAY until midday 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation!
Help win debt justice for millions around the world: debtjustice.org.uk/donate
#ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday
We’re joining @BigGive's #ChristmasChallenge!
That means from TODAY until 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation!
Help win debt justice for millions around the world: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday
That means from TODAY until 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation!
Help win debt justice for millions around the world: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We’re joining @BigGive's #ChristmasChallenge!
That means from TODAY until 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation!
Help win debt justice for millions around the world: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday
That means from TODAY until 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation!
Help win debt justice for millions around the world: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday
Want to know how #COP30 outcomes stacked up against demands for debt and climate justice? 🌍💸
We’ve got you covered ✅ Our blog breaks down the failure to deliver on public #ClimateFinance and #DebtJustice, and the opportunities ahead as we continue the fight ✊🔥
👉 debtjustice.org.uk/blog/how-did...
We’ve got you covered ✅ Our blog breaks down the failure to deliver on public #ClimateFinance and #DebtJustice, and the opportunities ahead as we continue the fight ✊🔥
👉 debtjustice.org.uk/blog/how-did...
How did COP30 stand up against debt and climate justice demands? - Debt Justice
This blog reviews the outcomes of COP30 in relation to the demands of the Debt and Climate Working Group COP30 in Belém has now come to an end. What was billed as the “people’s COP” was, in reality,…
debtjustice.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Want to know how #COP30 outcomes stacked up against demands for debt and climate justice? 🌍💸
We’ve got you covered ✅ Our blog breaks down the failure to deliver on public #ClimateFinance and #DebtJustice, and the opportunities ahead as we continue the fight ✊🔥
👉 debtjustice.org.uk/blog/how-did...
We’ve got you covered ✅ Our blog breaks down the failure to deliver on public #ClimateFinance and #DebtJustice, and the opportunities ahead as we continue the fight ✊🔥
👉 debtjustice.org.uk/blog/how-did...
Over 68,000 of us have signed the petition to #CancelDebtChooseHope 🔥👏🏼 🔥 ✊🏿
Before Keir Starmer headed to the #G20 leaders' summit, we presented the petition to 10 Downing Street 👇🏽
54 countries are in debt crisis right now 🌍
Time for rich countries like the UK to take action & #cancelthedebt!
Before Keir Starmer headed to the #G20 leaders' summit, we presented the petition to 10 Downing Street 👇🏽
54 countries are in debt crisis right now 🌍
Time for rich countries like the UK to take action & #cancelthedebt!
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Over 68,000 of us have signed the petition to #CancelDebtChooseHope 🔥👏🏼 🔥 ✊🏿
Before Keir Starmer headed to the #G20 leaders' summit, we presented the petition to 10 Downing Street 👇🏽
54 countries are in debt crisis right now 🌍
Time for rich countries like the UK to take action & #cancelthedebt!
Before Keir Starmer headed to the #G20 leaders' summit, we presented the petition to 10 Downing Street 👇🏽
54 countries are in debt crisis right now 🌍
Time for rich countries like the UK to take action & #cancelthedebt!
Solidarity and respect to all those who have campaigned long and hard for this cruel policy to be lifted.
We know households with children are disproportionately likely to be in a negative budget, or struggling with heavy debt. This is an important change, long overdue, but warmly welcomed.
We know households with children are disproportionately likely to be in a negative budget, or struggling with heavy debt. This is an important change, long overdue, but warmly welcomed.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Solidarity and respect to all those who have campaigned long and hard for this cruel policy to be lifted.
We know households with children are disproportionately likely to be in a negative budget, or struggling with heavy debt. This is an important change, long overdue, but warmly welcomed.
We know households with children are disproportionately likely to be in a negative budget, or struggling with heavy debt. This is an important change, long overdue, but warmly welcomed.
Our reaction to the high-value council tax surcharge - ‘Absolutely nothing for households
in council tax debt'
Read more:
debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...
in council tax debt'
Read more:
debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our reaction to the high-value council tax surcharge - ‘Absolutely nothing for households
in council tax debt'
Read more:
debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...
in council tax debt'
Read more:
debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...
High value council tax surcharge is welcome - councils are desperately underfunded and more revenue is always welcome.
However, this does nothing to address the burden council tax places on low-income households. The £8bn of debt will only increase.
However, this does nothing to address the burden council tax places on low-income households. The £8bn of debt will only increase.
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
High value council tax surcharge is welcome - councils are desperately underfunded and more revenue is always welcome.
However, this does nothing to address the burden council tax places on low-income households. The £8bn of debt will only increase.
However, this does nothing to address the burden council tax places on low-income households. The £8bn of debt will only increase.
The scrap of the two-child limit is huge win. Households with children are the most likely to live in negative budgets.
This is a massive win for tireless campaigning across the country from @ippr.org @citizensadvice.bsky.social and others!
A great moment for people up and down the country.
This is a massive win for tireless campaigning across the country from @ippr.org @citizensadvice.bsky.social and others!
A great moment for people up and down the country.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The scrap of the two-child limit is huge win. Households with children are the most likely to live in negative budgets.
This is a massive win for tireless campaigning across the country from @ippr.org @citizensadvice.bsky.social and others!
A great moment for people up and down the country.
This is a massive win for tireless campaigning across the country from @ippr.org @citizensadvice.bsky.social and others!
A great moment for people up and down the country.
Millions are being pushed into council tax debt because the system is designed to hit those with the least. The Chancellor must use the Autumn Budget to deliver real reform — not tweaks.
Read our op-ed in the Big Issue, out today: www.bigissue.com/opinion/chan...
#CouncilTax #Budget2025
Read our op-ed in the Big Issue, out today: www.bigissue.com/opinion/chan...
#CouncilTax #Budget2025
Millions of Brits battle with council tax debt. It's time for reform
Low-income households spend three times as much of their income on council tax than higher earners. Is it time for reform?
www.bigissue.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Millions are being pushed into council tax debt because the system is designed to hit those with the least. The Chancellor must use the Autumn Budget to deliver real reform — not tweaks.
Read our op-ed in the Big Issue, out today: www.bigissue.com/opinion/chan...
#CouncilTax #Budget2025
Read our op-ed in the Big Issue, out today: www.bigissue.com/opinion/chan...
#CouncilTax #Budget2025
Tomorrow the chancellor faces a clear choice: allow millions to fall into crisis, or take meaningful steps: fix council tax, ban bailiffs, tackle energy costs. This budget should be the moment for this.
Help make sure the government acts: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs...
Help make sure the government acts: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs...
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Tomorrow the chancellor faces a clear choice: allow millions to fall into crisis, or take meaningful steps: fix council tax, ban bailiffs, tackle energy costs. This budget should be the moment for this.
Help make sure the government acts: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs...
Help make sure the government acts: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs...
The Budget Must Address the Household Debt Crisis
The cost-of-living crisis isn’t over. Unemployment and bankruptcies are rising, and more than 10 million people are affected by growing household debt. This budget is a crucial moment for action.
🧵
The cost-of-living crisis isn’t over. Unemployment and bankruptcies are rising, and more than 10 million people are affected by growing household debt. This budget is a crucial moment for action.
🧵
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Budget Must Address the Household Debt Crisis
The cost-of-living crisis isn’t over. Unemployment and bankruptcies are rising, and more than 10 million people are affected by growing household debt. This budget is a crucial moment for action.
🧵
The cost-of-living crisis isn’t over. Unemployment and bankruptcies are rising, and more than 10 million people are affected by growing household debt. This budget is a crucial moment for action.
🧵
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An important read....
Ahead of the UK budget, government debt has dominated headlines. Threat of a UK “debt crisis” is used to justify cuts in welfare and public services.
But the story is far more nuanced and the REAL global debt crisis isn’t getting nearly enough attention. @tim-jones6.bsky.social explains
🧵
But the story is far more nuanced and the REAL global debt crisis isn’t getting nearly enough attention. @tim-jones6.bsky.social explains
🧵
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
An important read....
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Ramping up public investment is the best route out of the UK’s productivity crisis.
Our new report finds increasing public investment by an additional 2% of GDP per year would kickstart growth, raise average earnings, and strengthen the public finances.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Our new report finds increasing public investment by an additional 2% of GDP per year would kickstart growth, raise average earnings, and strengthen the public finances.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
This Budget move could put £1,800 in every worker's pocket, according to economists
A new report suggests that putting more money into public investment would boost growth and average earnings over the next decade
inews.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Ramping up public investment is the best route out of the UK’s productivity crisis.
Our new report finds increasing public investment by an additional 2% of GDP per year would kickstart growth, raise average earnings, and strengthen the public finances.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Our new report finds increasing public investment by an additional 2% of GDP per year would kickstart growth, raise average earnings, and strengthen the public finances.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
"The idea that Africa can finance the green transition while simultaneously spending huge sums on debt service is absurd."
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
The G20 Can No Longer Postpone Debt Relief
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe urges members to devise a framework that would reduce Africa’s liabilities and enable its green transition.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"The idea that Africa can finance the green transition while simultaneously spending huge sums on debt service is absurd."
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
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Man's council tax debt escalates from £100 to £6,000 after missed payment due to hospitalization killbait.com/en/mans-coun... #society #counciltax #debt #bailiffs
Man’s council tax debt escalates from £100 to £6,000 after missed payment due to hospitalization
Mike Barley, 26, a software developer from Grimsby, faced a severe motorbike accident in March 2021 that left him hospitalized for a month with serious injuries. On the day of his accident…
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October 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Man's council tax debt escalates from £100 to £6,000 after missed payment due to hospitalization killbait.com/en/mans-coun... #society #counciltax #debt #bailiffs
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Bertha Argueta, Rebecca Thissen and Claire O’Manique argue that #debtjustice and public finance are key to kickstarting a #JustTransition #COP30
👉 www.eurodad.org/cop30-debt-j...
👉 www.eurodad.org/cop30-debt-j...
COP 30 must tackle the debt trap and shortfall in public finance to deliver a Just Transition
European Network on Debt and Development
www.eurodad.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Bertha Argueta, Rebecca Thissen and Claire O’Manique argue that #debtjustice and public finance are key to kickstarting a #JustTransition #COP30
👉 www.eurodad.org/cop30-debt-j...
👉 www.eurodad.org/cop30-debt-j...
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✊Grants, not loans! The Global South suffers the greatest impacts of the climate crisis despite doing little to cause it.
At #COP30, rich govts must:
💰 Pay their climate debt
✂️ Cancel illegitimate debt
📊 Rewrite global rules
🌱 Fund Just Transition, not false solutions
#PublicFinance #DebtJustice
At #COP30, rich govts must:
💰 Pay their climate debt
✂️ Cancel illegitimate debt
📊 Rewrite global rules
🌱 Fund Just Transition, not false solutions
#PublicFinance #DebtJustice
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
✊Grants, not loans! The Global South suffers the greatest impacts of the climate crisis despite doing little to cause it.
At #COP30, rich govts must:
💰 Pay their climate debt
✂️ Cancel illegitimate debt
📊 Rewrite global rules
🌱 Fund Just Transition, not false solutions
#PublicFinance #DebtJustice
At #COP30, rich govts must:
💰 Pay their climate debt
✂️ Cancel illegitimate debt
📊 Rewrite global rules
🌱 Fund Just Transition, not false solutions
#PublicFinance #DebtJustice