@gilsteadguy.bsky.social
We need to remain in the ECHR at a time when the fragility of peace in Northern Ireland still demands our unwavering vigilance. I express deep concern over calls by Reform UK and others to withdraw the United Kingdom from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
October 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We need to remain in the ECHR at a time when the fragility of peace in Northern Ireland still demands our unwavering vigilance. I express deep concern over calls by Reform UK and others to withdraw the United Kingdom from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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Free speech banned in Windsor prior to Trump visit bit.ly/4pnBOrr I cannot see how this accurate photo is ‘malicious communication’ which must be indecent, grossly offensive, or menacing but I guess the police needed an arrest to take it down.
Four arrests after images of Trump and Epstein projected on Windsor Castle
Police said four people remain in custody after the
bit.ly
September 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Free speech banned in Windsor prior to Trump visit bit.ly/4pnBOrr I cannot see how this accurate photo is ‘malicious communication’ which must be indecent, grossly offensive, or menacing but I guess the police needed an arrest to take it down.
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“We need debt justice, we need tax justice. The amount of money flowing from the south to the north has been greater than what has gone the other way for a long time and that is clear to see."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths
Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“We need debt justice, we need tax justice. The amount of money flowing from the south to the north has been greater than what has gone the other way for a long time and that is clear to see."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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The IMF's latest update on Sri Lanka is out - GDP is higher than they expected a few years ago, which means bondholders will receive $1.2bn more in debt payments over the next 15 years.
Bondholders will now be paid 30% more than government creditors after the debt restructurings
Bondholders will now be paid 30% more than government creditors after the debt restructurings
Economy doing relatively well: Coupons could rise by 25-75 basis points depending on bond series, and principal would go up by 13 percent higher principal.
economynext.com/sri-lanka-to...
economynext.com/sri-lanka-to...
Sri Lanka to make higher payouts on GDP linked bonds, but debt ratio to fall: IMF | EconomyNext
Sri Lanka is on track to make higher payouts on macro-linked bonds as dollar gross domestic product grows, but debt sustainability is maintained amid a strong economy, an International Monetary Fund r...
economynext.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The IMF's latest update on Sri Lanka is out - GDP is higher than they expected a few years ago, which means bondholders will receive $1.2bn more in debt payments over the next 15 years.
Bondholders will now be paid 30% more than government creditors after the debt restructurings
Bondholders will now be paid 30% more than government creditors after the debt restructurings
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American GHF contractors join in the killing, credible eyewitness reports claim bit.ly/45UKOwQ GHF says allegations are ‘categorically false’
‘I think he hit one. Hell yeah, boy!’ US aid workers filmed shooting at Gazans
Alleged incident took place at site run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
bit.ly
July 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
American GHF contractors join in the killing, credible eyewitness reports claim bit.ly/45UKOwQ GHF says allegations are ‘categorically false’
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American GHF contractors join in the killing, credible eyewitness reports claim bit.ly/45UKOwQ GHF says allegations are ‘categorically false’
‘I think he hit one. Hell yeah, boy!’ US aid workers filmed shooting at Gazans
Alleged incident took place at site run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
bit.ly
July 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
American GHF contractors join in the killing, credible eyewitness reports claim bit.ly/45UKOwQ GHF says allegations are ‘categorically false’
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Tomorrow is UN #FFD4 summit in Seville, we joined 20+ orgs in central London to say: #CancelDebtChooseHope
54 countries in debt crisis yet rich countries are BLOCKING solutions
No one should have to play Jenga with their economy - choosing between public services or debt payments. #SystemChangeNow
54 countries in debt crisis yet rich countries are BLOCKING solutions
No one should have to play Jenga with their economy - choosing between public services or debt payments. #SystemChangeNow
June 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Tomorrow is UN #FFD4 summit in Seville, we joined 20+ orgs in central London to say: #CancelDebtChooseHope
54 countries in debt crisis yet rich countries are BLOCKING solutions
No one should have to play Jenga with their economy - choosing between public services or debt payments. #SystemChangeNow
54 countries in debt crisis yet rich countries are BLOCKING solutions
No one should have to play Jenga with their economy - choosing between public services or debt payments. #SystemChangeNow
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In 40+ countries, campaigners have been marching for #debtjustice ahead of a critical United Nations conference ✊💥
SHARE the video to join the calls for urgent action on the debt crisis 👇🏽
#canceldebtchoosehope #FFD4People #SystemChangeNow
SHARE the video to join the calls for urgent action on the debt crisis 👇🏽
#canceldebtchoosehope #FFD4People #SystemChangeNow
July 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
In 40+ countries, campaigners have been marching for #debtjustice ahead of a critical United Nations conference ✊💥
SHARE the video to join the calls for urgent action on the debt crisis 👇🏽
#canceldebtchoosehope #FFD4People #SystemChangeNow
SHARE the video to join the calls for urgent action on the debt crisis 👇🏽
#canceldebtchoosehope #FFD4People #SystemChangeNow
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“The debt system is only working for those that have put themselves before others. Those who have colonised us.”
Theo from AFRODAD making clear the need to reform the debt system and achieve #DebtJustice
Theo from AFRODAD making clear the need to reform the debt system and achieve #DebtJustice
July 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“The debt system is only working for those that have put themselves before others. Those who have colonised us.”
Theo from AFRODAD making clear the need to reform the debt system and achieve #DebtJustice
Theo from AFRODAD making clear the need to reform the debt system and achieve #DebtJustice
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Aberdeen Group axes research charity abrdn Financial Fairness Trust board and chief executive with no notice bit.ly/4l8YQQh some suggest it did not like its progressive ideas such as limiting tax relief on pensions contributions and bias towards lower income households
Aberdeen under fire after ousting financial charity’s board
The chief executive and all ten independent trustees of Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust were removed in shift away from funding research
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July 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Aberdeen Group axes research charity abrdn Financial Fairness Trust board and chief executive with no notice bit.ly/4l8YQQh some suggest it did not like its progressive ideas such as limiting tax relief on pensions contributions and bias towards lower income households
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Insurance gives you peace of mind until you claim, part 94 bit.ly/3I6BnQZ owners of £2m home destroyed by fire sue Zurich for the full rebuilding costs while the insurer wants them to refund the £169k already paid out. 28% of home claims in 2023 rejected 2 out of every 7
Couple sue insurer after £2m home is destroyed in fire
Charles and Biborka Bellhouse are taking legal actions against Zurich, which has refused to pay for repairs because it was not told that the house was being extended
bit.ly
July 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Insurance gives you peace of mind until you claim, part 94 bit.ly/3I6BnQZ owners of £2m home destroyed by fire sue Zurich for the full rebuilding costs while the insurer wants them to refund the £169k already paid out. 28% of home claims in 2023 rejected 2 out of every 7
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A group of experts, convened by the late Pope Francis, have said lower-income countries urgently need debt relief. And they say legal changes in the UK are key to making it happen.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Developing countries ‘need more debt relief’ to fund education and health
Research warns poorer governments prioritising debt payments over essential development spending
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A group of experts, convened by the late Pope Francis, have said lower-income countries urgently need debt relief. And they say legal changes in the UK are key to making it happen.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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'UK Government ‘Blocking Debt Relief’ for World’s Poorest Countries Following Corporate Lobbying'
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
UK Government 'Blocking Debt Relief' for World's Poorest Countries Following Corporate Lobbying
Aid groups accuse Keir Starmer's Government of undermining poorer nations due to the influence of City lobbyists
bylinetimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
'UK Government ‘Blocking Debt Relief’ for World’s Poorest Countries Following Corporate Lobbying'
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
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The UK government are blocking plans to tackle the global debt crisis.
Lower-income countries are trying to get a new UN process to tackle the debt crisis in the global south.
The UK and other rich countries are blocking them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Lower-income countries are trying to get a new UN process to tackle the debt crisis in the global south.
The UK and other rich countries are blocking them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Starmer urged to attend UN summit and back plans to tackle global debt crisis
Charity leaders want PM to attend FfD4 conference amid claims UK and US among countries blocking reforms
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The UK government are blocking plans to tackle the global debt crisis.
Lower-income countries are trying to get a new UN process to tackle the debt crisis in the global south.
The UK and other rich countries are blocking them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Lower-income countries are trying to get a new UN process to tackle the debt crisis in the global south.
The UK and other rich countries are blocking them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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😀 Last night UN members agreed a new process for tackling the debt crisis
😡 The EU and UK blocked it from having significant power
‼️ UN members called on the UK to pass a law to ensure private lenders take part in debt cancellation
debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...
😡 The EU and UK blocked it from having significant power
‼️ UN members called on the UK to pass a law to ensure private lenders take part in debt cancellation
debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...
After blocking international debt changes, UK must now pass legislation - Debt Justice
Yesterday UN Member States reached a Financing for Development agreement. The text, agreed ahead of the UN Financing for Development Conference in Seville from 30 June to 3 July initiates “an…
debtjustice.org.uk
June 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
😀 Last night UN members agreed a new process for tackling the debt crisis
😡 The EU and UK blocked it from having significant power
‼️ UN members called on the UK to pass a law to ensure private lenders take part in debt cancellation
debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...
😡 The EU and UK blocked it from having significant power
‼️ UN members called on the UK to pass a law to ensure private lenders take part in debt cancellation
debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...
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2025 is a critical year for #DebtJustice & #ClimateJustice! 🌍🔥
Discover why these crises are linked and what must change in our new blog with the Green Economy Coalition 👉 www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...
#CancelTheDebt #CancelDebtChooseHope #FfD4 #PayUp
Discover why these crises are linked and what must change in our new blog with the Green Economy Coalition 👉 www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...
#CancelTheDebt #CancelDebtChooseHope #FfD4 #PayUp
Why 2025 is a crucial year for debt and climate justice
A mountain of debt is burying the global south - could 2025 be the year that creditors finally demolish this unjust burden?
www.greeneconomycoalition.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
2025 is a critical year for #DebtJustice & #ClimateJustice! 🌍🔥
Discover why these crises are linked and what must change in our new blog with the Green Economy Coalition 👉 www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...
#CancelTheDebt #CancelDebtChooseHope #FfD4 #PayUp
Discover why these crises are linked and what must change in our new blog with the Green Economy Coalition 👉 www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...
#CancelTheDebt #CancelDebtChooseHope #FfD4 #PayUp
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#FfD4 will set the agenda for how the global economic system will serve #development in the coming years.
European governments should show the political will that is needed for #EconomicJustice. The time is now! ⏰
Read our OpEd (@politico.eu): www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
European governments should show the political will that is needed for #EconomicJustice. The time is now! ⏰
Read our OpEd (@politico.eu): www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
Now is the time to rebuild the global economic system
European political will is needed ahead of the UN Financing for Development Conference in Sevilla
www.politico.eu
June 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#FfD4 will set the agenda for how the global economic system will serve #development in the coming years.
European governments should show the political will that is needed for #EconomicJustice. The time is now! ⏰
Read our OpEd (@politico.eu): www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
European governments should show the political will that is needed for #EconomicJustice. The time is now! ⏰
Read our OpEd (@politico.eu): www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
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🌍🔥 New statement from AFRODAD, APMDD & Latindadd: Hear the Global South!
We demand just, transformative outcomes at #FfD4 - debt cancellation, reparations, and an end to colonial legacies in global finance.
🔗 latindadd.org/wp-content/u...
#CancelTheDebt #PayUp ✊
We demand just, transformative outcomes at #FfD4 - debt cancellation, reparations, and an end to colonial legacies in global finance.
🔗 latindadd.org/wp-content/u...
#CancelTheDebt #PayUp ✊
latindadd.org
June 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🌍🔥 New statement from AFRODAD, APMDD & Latindadd: Hear the Global South!
We demand just, transformative outcomes at #FfD4 - debt cancellation, reparations, and an end to colonial legacies in global finance.
🔗 latindadd.org/wp-content/u...
#CancelTheDebt #PayUp ✊
We demand just, transformative outcomes at #FfD4 - debt cancellation, reparations, and an end to colonial legacies in global finance.
🔗 latindadd.org/wp-content/u...
#CancelTheDebt #PayUp ✊
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Debt swaps are NOT a solution to the debt & climate crises – yet they’re being promoted in key spaces like #FfD4 #G20 #UNFCCC
Find out why swaps aren’t the answer 👉 bit.ly/3ZVZcRs
We say NO to debt swaps and YES to:
✅ #DebtCancellation
✅ Grant-based climate finance
Find out why swaps aren’t the answer 👉 bit.ly/3ZVZcRs
We say NO to debt swaps and YES to:
✅ #DebtCancellation
✅ Grant-based climate finance
bit.ly
June 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Debt swaps are NOT a solution to the debt & climate crises – yet they’re being promoted in key spaces like #FfD4 #G20 #UNFCCC
Find out why swaps aren’t the answer 👉 bit.ly/3ZVZcRs
We say NO to debt swaps and YES to:
✅ #DebtCancellation
✅ Grant-based climate finance
Find out why swaps aren’t the answer 👉 bit.ly/3ZVZcRs
We say NO to debt swaps and YES to:
✅ #DebtCancellation
✅ Grant-based climate finance
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Public spending cuts in Africa have slashed incomes of health and education workers by up to 50% in 5 years.
The IMF is to blame, for making countries public spending to pay debts, according to @actionaiduk.bsky.social
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
The IMF is to blame, for making countries public spending to pay debts, according to @actionaiduk.bsky.social
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
Public workers in Africa see wages fall by up to 50% in five years: Survey
Budget cuts leave health and education workers struggling to make ends meet, ActionAid reports.
www.aljazeera.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Public spending cuts in Africa have slashed incomes of health and education workers by up to 50% in 5 years.
The IMF is to blame, for making countries public spending to pay debts, according to @actionaiduk.bsky.social
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
The IMF is to blame, for making countries public spending to pay debts, according to @actionaiduk.bsky.social
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
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African Heads of State and Finance Ministers have called for reforms to the G20 debt restructuring process, including:
- agreeing a definition of comparability of treatment
- suspending debt payments during negotiations
- creating a legal way to enforce restructurings on any holdout creditors
- agreeing a definition of comparability of treatment
- suspending debt payments during negotiations
- creating a legal way to enforce restructurings on any holdout creditors
May 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
African Heads of State and Finance Ministers have called for reforms to the G20 debt restructuring process, including:
- agreeing a definition of comparability of treatment
- suspending debt payments during negotiations
- creating a legal way to enforce restructurings on any holdout creditors
- agreeing a definition of comparability of treatment
- suspending debt payments during negotiations
- creating a legal way to enforce restructurings on any holdout creditors
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The North’s moment is now!
With thriving economies, vibrant communities, and a whole lot of northern grit, we know that our regions can be the best place to live, work, and achieve your full potential.
And this government knows that too.
With thriving economies, vibrant communities, and a whole lot of northern grit, we know that our regions can be the best place to live, work, and achieve your full potential.
And this government knows that too.
May 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The North’s moment is now!
With thriving economies, vibrant communities, and a whole lot of northern grit, we know that our regions can be the best place to live, work, and achieve your full potential.
And this government knows that too.
With thriving economies, vibrant communities, and a whole lot of northern grit, we know that our regions can be the best place to live, work, and achieve your full potential.
And this government knows that too.