• What does debt have to do with climate?

    In this time of climate emergency and urgent calls to investment for climate adaptation and mitigation, a question that must not be overlooked is that of debt. Indeed, Jubilee Scotland is worried to see the current debt levels in low-income countries increasing. Many low- and middle-income countries are struggling with slow economic growth and high… Take Action

    What does debt have to do with climate?

  • Jubilee Scotland’s 2022 Campaign: Scotland Against Public Private Partnerships (SAPPP)

    Jubilee Scotland is bringing attention back to Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) with the second stage of a campaign to bring them to an end across Scotland. PPPs have saddled the Scottish public sector with debt, poor service, lack of accountability, and unsafe buildings since 1990 when Private Finance Infrastructures (PFIs) were introduced across the UK. … Take Action

    Jubilee Scotland’s 2022 Campaign: Scotland Against Public Private Partnerships (SAPPP)

  • Shameless PPProfiteering of Scottish Public Funds: making money from hospital parking during COVID

    Jubilee Scotland is campaigning against the use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Scotland. The PPP model results in private companies being paid huge amounts of money across a span of up to 30 years, resulting in public infrastructures not necessarily being built in the best interest of the public, but instead, with a focus… Take Action

    Shameless PPProfiteering of Scottish Public Funds: making money from hospital parking during COVID

  • Responsibility without power: the mark of the mug through the ages. (by Jim Cuthbert)

    At Jubilee Scotland, we are campaigning against the use of Public Private Partnerships. To help us with this campaign, we put together a task force, and Jim Cuthbert is a member of this task force. Below you’ll find Jim’s thought on the fiscal settlement and its limitations, which are big concern when it comes to… Take Action

    Responsibility without power: the mark of the mug through the ages. (by Jim Cuthbert)

  • The UK COP Presidency hasn’t ended yet, and here’s what we’re doing…

    Here at Jubilee Scotland, we are determined to continue to put pressure on the Scottish Government and private creditors to offer some relief to Global South countries who are suffering at the hands of unjust debt. The UK’s COP Presidency continues until the end of 2022, meaning the Scottish Government’s role as an influential advocate likewise continues.

    The UK COP Presidency hasn’t ended yet, and here’s what we’re doing…

  • Zambia Vs Black Rock: Sign the petition to #CancelTheDebt

    In April 2022, Zambia will go head-to-head with the largest investment company in the world, BlackRock. For the financial giant, it’s just business as usual, but for the Zambian people, the stakes are much higher.  Zambia is in the middle of a huge debt crisis. Debt payments were already higher than health, education and social… Take Action

    Zambia Vs Black Rock: Sign the petition to #CancelTheDebt

  • PPPs: An international issue

    Jubilee Scotland is campaigning against the use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Scotland. This fight is part of a bigger conversation. Unjust PPP contracts and schemes are prevalent on a global scale, and they need to be addressed.  PPPs are far from an issue limited to Scotland. Despite a lack of a clear definition… Take Action

    PPPs: An international issue

  • Jubilee Scotland and Global Justice Now Protest in the Heart of Edinburgh

    Jubilee Scotland and Global Justice Now joined forces last week to ask BlackRock to cancel or suspend debts between them and Zambia as the country struggles to fund healthcare and education for the Zambian people whilst BlackRock are set to make 110% profit.  The two organisations came together to create a BlackRock pinata that was… Take Action

    Jubilee Scotland and Global Justice Now Protest in the Heart of Edinburgh

  • Why Debt Still Matters in 2022

    Jubilee Scotland was born out of the campaigns of the late 90’s that pushed for the need to address unjust and unpayable debts in the poorest countries – the word ‘jubilee’ itself refers to debt relief. Today – 20 years later – debt remains a hindrance to positive development around the world.

    Why Debt Still Matters in 2022

  • Economic Vulnerability as a Basis for Meaningful Debt Relief

    By Jürgen Kaiser on behalf of erlassjahr.de Within past debt relief initiatives, such as the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) or the present G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), creditors have limited their availability to countries that meet a specific set of poverty-indicating criteria, such as a very low income level, and have quite successfully… Take Action

    Economic Vulnerability as a Basis for Meaningful Debt Relief

Banks: Drop the Debt

Jubilee Scotland and our partner organisations Global Justice Now and Christian Aid are calling on private banks with links to Scotland to offer debt cancellation to all countries that need it. In 2020 public debt increased in 108 developing countries, as the pandemic shut down their economies and … [...]

Read our latest report, ‘Rethinking Private Financing’

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Scotland Against Climate Debt

Climate Debt concerns the moral debt between developed countries and the countries and communities that suffer the most from climate change. The ongoing global pandemic has only exacerbated this divide and inundated those already debt-stressed countries with more loans.  While the World Bank and … [...]

Exposing Private Financing in Scotland

Jubilee Scotland is very concerned about the Public Private Partnership problem in Scotland. We want every Scottish party to commit to ending this wasteful way of financing public projects in Scotland! Read our report on the PPP problem and take action: 

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Jubilee Scotland is an independent coalition of organisations and local groups across Scotland who campaign for cancellation of the unjust and unpayable debts which are ruining the world’s poorest countries.

JUBILEE SCOTLAND
41 GEORGE IV BRIDGE
EDINBURGH
SCOTLAND
EH1 1EL

T: 0131 225 4321
E: mail@jubileescotland.org.uk

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