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22 May 2012

Cameron tries to blackmail the Greeks

David Cameron and Kenneth Clarke yesterday (21 May) tried to blackmail the people of Greece. Along with other European politicians, they have threatened the Greeks with all sorts of dire consequences if they elect a left-wing government.
26 Apr 2012

UN talks on fair lending blocked by UK ministers

The British government is reported to be blocking attempts at the United Nations to discuss how governments can lend and borrow responsibly.
11 Apr 2012

A day to speak up about dictator debt

The thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands War took a bizarre twist this week. It emerged that the UK is still demanding repayment from the Argentine government for money they borrowed in 1979 – with which they bought weapons to invade the Falklands.
31 Mar 2012

Irish government under fire over 'unfair' debt repayment

The government of the Republic of Ireland are restructuring bank debts, but have been accused of punishing the public for the crimes of bankers and speculators.
19 Mar 2012

Government house-buy scheme will increase debt, say critics

Critics have accused the coalition government's NewBuy scheme of being an irresponsible attempt to entrench unaffordable house prices.
11 Mar 2012

Osborne urged to act on vulture funds targeting Greece

The Jubilee Debt Campaign have warned the UK government that London courts could be used by vulture funds trying to sue Greece over unpaid debt.
1 Feb 2012

Jersey set to crack down on vulture funds

Jersey Chief Minister Ian Gorst is proposing legislation to limit vulture funds profiteering on debt claims from some of the world’s poorest countries.
6 Jan 2012

Charity survey reveals dependency on payday loans

A new survey from Shelter reveals that almost one million people have taken out a payday loan to help pay rent or mortgage in the last 12 months.
4 Jan 2012

Christian debt charity gets license from Office of Fair Trading

A Christian debt counselling charity says it will be able to expand its areas of work after receiving a licence from the Office of Fair Trading.
10 Dec 2011

Neither austerity nor City exemptions will do, say Cameron's critics

The PM's decision to veto EU treaty reform on financial regulation and fiscal consolidation has drawn huge criticism, but so have some Euro proposals.

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