January 2017
Alternatives to the Local Council Debt Crisis
Local authorities in Scotland are facing a debt crisis huge amounts of money are wasted repaying largely historic debts, to the UK Treasury and to private banks. The levels of debt Scottish Local Authorities have is double the average in England and Wales and amounts to more than £6000 per household. To start examining this and looking at different ways of financing and spending local authority money we’ve brought together speakers from a range of organisations and want you all…
Find out more »June 2017
Annual General Meeting (& Money Puzzles film screening)
This year our Annual General Meeting will be taking place on the 15th of June at 5:45 in Augustine United Church. You're all more than welcome to come along and have your say in the work of the organisation. We also invite our member organisations to put forward a representative to stand for election to our Board of Directors. So, if you work with one of our members and would be keen to take a leading role, this could be you! If…
Find out more »December 2019
Email your MSP about PPPs
Jubilee Scotland will be outside of The University of Edinburgh Main Library asking students to take a stand against PPPs. We will handing out flyers encouraging students to join our email campaign. There will also be Christmas cookies.
Find out more »January 2020
Book Launch: Public Alternative to the Privatisation of Life By Dexter Whitfield
Jubilee Scotland has the pleasure of inviting Dexter Whitfield (Director, European Services Strategy Unit) to speak about his exciting new book Public Alternative to the Privatisation of Life. The book sets out a radical agenda for decommodification, public ownership and provision, re-municipalisation, reconstructing democracy, public management and public investment. It explains the drivers of financialisation, marketisation, individualisation and privatisation. Public Alternative to the Privatisation of Life provides comprehensive evidence of the failure of privatization and the economic, social and environmental…
Find out more »Rethinking Private Financing of Scottish Public Projects
Please join us at the event “Rethinking Private Financing of Scottish Public Projects”, sponsored by Neil Findlay, MSP. When: Wednesday 29th January 2020, 6pm Where: Committee Room T4.60-CR6 (The Livingstone Room) at the Scottish Parliament At this event, Jubilee Scotland will present findings from their report on private financing of public projects in Scotland. We will also hear from guest speakers about the effects of schemes such as PFIs, NPDs and HUB. The event will encourage rethinking of how Scotland…
Find out more »February 2020
Workshop: How to make your voice heard
How do you make sure your local politicians know what matters to you and your local community? Throughout 2019 Jubilee Scotland has been working on our campaign against Public Private Partnerships. Now, we want to share our findings in a workshop which will equip you to engage with local politicians and thereby have a say in the matters that affect your community. The workshops will give you life‐long skills that will enable you to engage with the work of local councils…
Find out more »May 2022
The Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference
The European University Institute will be hosting the 5th edition of the Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference, on 25-27 May 2022 in Florence (Italy). In addition to DebtCon5, three side events will be held online – further information will be announced in due time, so stay tuned! In this unique international and interdisciplinary conference, we welcome paper submissions from economists, finance and legal scholars, historians, political scientists, political economists, sociologists and anthropologists working in theoretical and empirical areas related to sovereign debt as well as…
Find out more »Documentary film presented by RSGS – Scotland: Our Climate Journey
**Note: Non member tickets are admission by donation. Members/Students/U18s free although you are welcome to make a donation if you wish to do so. All donations are gratefully received. Scotland is one of the leading nations in climate change policy. Over a decade ago, one of the largest coalitions the nation has ever seen formed to demand tougher targets on climate from their leaders. This powerful movement spurred Scotland into action, and a ripple of positive change echoed out across…
Find out more »World Bank Public Debt Management Conference
World Bank Public Debt Management Conference This conference aims to explore techniques, analyses and proposals to improve the management of public debt, and will bring together debt managers, academics, and a wider set of practitioners to exchange ideas and experiences.
Find out more »June 2022
Webinar: How can we ensure the future of finance serves the whole of society?
To celebrate the launch of Positive Money’s new report, ‘The Power of Big Finance: How to reclaim our democracy from the banking lobby’, we’re hosting an event live from Parliament! Come along to our free webinar on Tuesday 7th June at 10:00am for a panel discussion and audience Q&A - you can join on Zoom or watch Positive Money’s Facebook Livestream. David Barmes, lead author of The Power of Big Finance, who will introduce the report Bim Afolami, Conservative MP…
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