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To help people through the COVID-19 recession, we need to reduce the stigma around household debt

August 19, 2020 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

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 […]

A Just and Green Recovery for Scotland

June 1, 2020 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

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 […]

A call for a new Debt Jubilee

May 5, 2020 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

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 […]

The economic history of PFI – as a guide on how to end it

February 25, 2020 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

history of pfi

At our report launch last month, one of our key speakers was Helen Mercer, whose expertise on Private Finance Initiative schemes made a huge contribution to our research. She talked to us about how we got into this mess and why this is a systemic problem caused by our governments, that can only be solved […]

Questioning the Scottish government’s approach to Private Finance

February 10, 2020 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

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The launch of our report Last month at the Scottish Parliament we launched our report ‘Rethinking Private Financing’, the culmination of work from Jubilee Scotland over the past year researching PPP & PFI schemes. You can download and read it here. The launch was hosted by Neil Findlay MSP, who spoke to us about how […]

Our Report for change – Rethinking Private Financing of Scottish Public Projects

January 22, 2020 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

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 […]

On the street with our Xmas Campaign

December 18, 2019 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

How much would you pay someone to put up a Christmas tree? We took to the streets of Edinburgh this week to ask people this to demonstrate the disproportionate costs that come with Private Finance Initiatives. Under a complex and unfair PFI contract, Alistair Darling had to pay £900 for the UK Treasury’s Xmas tree. This […]

Illegitimate Greek Debt

June 13, 2013 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

By Alice Picard, Jubilee Scotland Volunteer (All posts are the views of the author, not Jubilee Scotland as an organisation). I don’t know what you were up to this Tuesday 11 June 2013 but I was demonstrating in front of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Well, almost. Because despite long negotiations with the police, we never […]

Scotland 2013 and Beyond

May 21, 2013 By Jubilee Scotland Leave a Comment

A platform to discuss the key guiding principles and values that should shape Scotland’s international development role. By Alice Picard, Jubilee Scotland Volunteer (All posts are the views of the author, not Jubilee Scotland as an organisation) “Scotland 2013 and Beyond: Our values and principles for a just world” was organised by NIDOS, Network of […]

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Jubilee Scotland has an exciting internship for a talented student to join us for the Autumn semester of 2021. This is a placement opportunity for students who undertake work experiences as part of their MSc degree.  About the internship  At Jubilee Scotland you will take part in the preparations for the UN Climate Summit in […]

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