In two weeks time, far-right demagogue Steve Bannon appears in Edinburgh at a BBC-endorsed event called News Xchange. On Conter, several contributors have written extensively about why defeating the far-right through amicable discourse is impossible. Following Nicola Sturgeon’s withdrawal from appearing at the event, David Mitchell’s petition to the BBC to withdraw their endorsement has already garnered over a 1,000 signatures. He writes about Bannon and why he’s so dangerous, calling on as many activists to sign as possible…

As evidenced by the surge in online activism orchestrated by groups like Momentum and the Democratic Socialists of America, reaching people with an anti-capitalist message has never been easier. But David Mitchell argues digital campaigning has its limitations and that socialists must keep an ear to the ground…