Household debt is an issue many are hesitant to talk about. 80% of people who owe money don’t seek help, instead hiding their financial problems from fiends and family. The concept of household debt is a consumer’s total debt within a home, which can include debt through credit cards, student loans, leases, mortgages, and business […]
Jubilee Scotland is part of a new campaign to Build Back Better. As we begin to recover from the devastating impacts of Coronavirus, we have a chance to transform our society for the better. The outbreak of COVID-19 has reminded us what is really important – looking after each other and our communities, our health […]
We need to assess the public health crisis that is about to explode in the Global South if debt is not outright cancelled. While most Northern countries are in the midst of fighting against the virus, the heaviest impact caused by the pandemic will be on countries in Africa, South & Latin America and Southeast […]
Jubilee Scotland has signed up today to a new debt jubilee to tackle the Covid-19 health and economic crisis facing hundreds of millions of people. This World Health Day, more than 150 organisations and networks have called for debt in the global south to be cancelled to fight to COVID-19 outbreak. Some of the world’s […]
In the midst of a windy day on the 29th of January 2016, the side of Oxgangs School in Edinburgh collapsed. A large section of the gable wall came crashing down with nine tonnes of bricks falling across the path below. An independent report concluded that it was “a matter of timing and luck” that […]
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