Dundee activists will be very aware of the Brassica dispute, but it's a story that's resonated around the country. This morning, the Dundee Council Licensing Board has met to consider the application to renew the license for Brassica Ecosse, a company that was liquidated in October and left its Dundonian workers without wages for weeks. Cailean Gallagher of The New Pretender investigates the background of this outrage and sheds light on the many flaws of the employability initiative led by Dundee City Council…

On Sunday, Dundee plays host the second annual Leftfest, a one-day festival of political radicalism with music, spoken word, food and drink, and stalls from trade unions, local traders and campaign groups. The Leftfest Dundee Collective write for Conter about the values of such a project, its challenges and why people should come along and learn from it….