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Jubilee Scotland is a coalition of organisations and local groups across Scotland who campaign for global debt justice. Our current campaign focusses on the 'dodgy deals' of Britain's Export Credit Guarantee Department. You can see our latest news stories below, or take a look around the site to find out more about Jubilee Scotland, our current campaign, and why we are fighting for global debt justice.

Pakistan: Drop The Debt

(Photo: Qasim Berech/Oxfam)Campaigners unite over the social injustice that has been highlighted by the flooding in Pakistan and call for a reaction which not only reduces more immediate suffering, but reduces its enormous $49 billion debt that will continue to have massive long term consequences.

Britain's dodgy deals no laughing matter says comedian Mark Thomas

Author,End the dodgy deals broadcaster, campaigner and political comedian Mark Thomas has pledged to support our campaign against the ECGD's 'Dodgy Deals'. 

Britain's Dodgy Deals Exposed on Princes Street

Thank you for helping us to expose the Export Credit Guarantees Department (ECGD) to the public!

The 'Big Dodgy Deal' was the first step in shining the spotlight on the shady ECGD, a little known government department which is responsible for Britain's most dodgy deals.

End Britain's Dodgy Deals

Get involved with Jubilee Scotland's new campaign and help to put the spotlight on the UK Government's Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD). This obscure and little-known department holds over 90% of debt owed to the UK and it uses taxpayers' money to underwrite unethical deals which lead to climate change, human rights abuses, and fuel conflict and corruption in the developing world.

Coming soon: Debt Films Screen at Festival

Jubilee Scotland is showing three exciting films at Take One Action’s Film Festival which runs from late September to early October 2010. If the recent sell out Jubilee Scotland and Take One Action’s screening of The War on Democracy is anything to go by then get your tickets well in advance to ensure a seat. They Come for the Gold, They Come for it All, To Catch A Dollar and Sweet Crude are showing at the Filmhouse, Edinburgh.

Debt Cancellation - Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, which was implemented as a result of your campaigning, continues to have positive effects on millions around the world by enabling the cancellation of unjust debts. Within a few days of each other, on the 30th of June and the 1st of July 2010 Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) became the 29th and 30th countries to reach completion of HIPC.