The far-right continues to make headway among sections of the working class, with the likes of Tommy Robinson being enabled by the BBC and other mainstream platforms (which Conter editor Jonathan Rimmer wrote about here). In a long-read piece, David Swanson analyses the context in which the xenophobic right has arisen and outlines how we can fight back at street-level...

Far right extremist Tommy Robinson's public profile has grown rapidly in recent months as mainstream commentators have fallen over each other attempting to defend his right to 'free speech'. But Jack McCrochan says platforming Tommy and his followers is reckless. Are the left anti-free speech? He argues the opposite...

Following on in our series of articles on mental health and capitalism, Sean Baillie looks at male suicide, currently the leading cause of death in men under 50 in the UK. Alienation, drugs and toxic masculinity are cited as key factors in this epidemic – what role should trade unions be playing to combat this? The following piece is not graphic, but it does deal in sensitive content matter...