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….

An anti-fascist movement is growing in Scotland and culture has become a key weapon in the emerging battleground. A writer with Interregnum, an independent radical online blog run by activist reporters, researchers and dissident writers based in Glasgow, speaks on the importance of building a sense of solidarity in underground scenes and looks ahead to this weekend's major anti-fascist hip hop event...

Whether it's the International Brigades or the Cuban revolutionaries, music has always played a pivotal role in developing the ideas of any radical political movement. In the first of several radical arts guides, editor Jonathan Rimmer picks out some key artists, labels and projects with an anti-capitalist or anti-fascist ethos...