On the face of it, the G8 debt deal is a scam. The money that qualifying countries save on debt repayments is almost entirely balanced by a corresponding cut in the aid that they receive from the World Bank. The G8’s debt deal seems to work like this: the financial flows out of the country […]
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The Debt Tribunal in 2006
The day before the G8 Summit in Scotland, 2005, Jubilee Scotland held a public debate on what the prospects were for a real resolution to the global debt crisis. I was worried that the G8 mobilisations would bypass ordinary people in Edinburgh; that people would come along to the Make Poverty History march but never […]
Last year’s debt tribunal
Last year, we ran a successful event where we “mapped” the course of the discussion using argument mapping techniques. Our version of last year’s map has an overview of what happened during the last session. We’d welcome all comments to questions raised in this map in the comments box below. Spread the word…
Debt Tribunal meeting 5th July 2006
Come along to our event :: 5th July, 6pm at: Augustine United Church George IV Bridge Edinburgh In 2005 the G8 came to Scotland and announced “immediate 100% debt cancellation” for the world’s most impoverished countries. What did this mean?. Has it happened?. and if it has happened… what difference is it making? Hear from: […]
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