Campaign Breakthrough on Debt Vultures

Hard campaigning from supporters of Jubilee Scotland and Jubilee Debt Campaign has led to a significant breakthrough: the Treasury has decided to consult on new legislation that would limit the actions of the vulture funds that scavenge for profit in indebted countries. Follow this link to order campaign cards, learn more about the actions of the debt vultures and even feed in to the government consultation.

Road to St Andrews - 26th September

The G20 Finance Ministers are meeting in St Andrews on the 7th of November to plan the way forward for the global economy. Jubilee Scotland will be there alongside other campaigners to demand that this is a pro-poor solution, which addresses the issues of irresponsible finance that underlay the collapse.

Jubilee Scotland - in association with Christian Aid, the World Development Movement and the Take One Action film festival – is organising a meeting in Central Edinburgh on the 26th of September to enable campaigners to prepare and organise for this event. With inspiring international speakers and practical campaigning workshops the emphasis will be firmly on empowerment, meeting other like-minded campaigners and taking action. Follow this link to learn more about the campaign and how you can be a part of it.

Bangladesh Civil Society mobilises against external control of climate fund

On the 1st of September Bangladeshi civil society mobilised to form a human wall in front of the National Press Club, Dhaka to protest against the World Bank's control of their climate change adaptation fund. The fund has been given to Bangladesh to mitigate the terrible effects of climate change in the country but has not been given to the sovereign government to administer. Speakers at the rally criticised the UK's Department for International Development for pushing for Bank control of the fund of US $20 million, when it has a proven track record of managing the fund. Follow this link to learn more at the Equity Bangladesh website.

Lord Levy comes out in favour of Tobin Tax

Campaigning groups such as War on Want have for many years called for a 'Tobin Tax', a tax of one per cent on all destabilising currency transactions of the type which have recently plunged the world into recession. Campaigners made an important breakthrough in the push for this tax recently, when the chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Lord Levy, came out in favour of the tax. Follow this link to learn more about the War on Want campaign.