Last year, Conter spoke to Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi about her short film on the Care Tax and how many disabled people in this country are essentially forced to pay for their own care. Although the Scottish Government have pledged to extend free personal care to under-65s, this still doesn’t account for people whose care is categorised as social care. Today, Conter editor Jonathan Rimmer reports in The Scotsman on today’s protest outside the Scottish Parliament, which coincides with Kiana’s new video address to Nicola Sturgeon. She’s happy to share it here and hopes people will join her in protesting this injustice…

It's well acknowledged across the political spectrum that the country is in the midst of a housing crisis, but very few are willing to countenance the idea that cracking down on second homes could be one the of measures used. In her fourth #ConterManifesto, Eve Livingston argues taxing second homes, removing loopholes for property moguls and giving the state the right to buy back empty properties are all steps to consider....

Ireland, Scotland's Celtic cousin across the sea, is regularly cited as a potential independence model to follow. But the Irish government's disgraceful decision to give Apple illegal preferential tax treatment serves as a reminder why the neo-liberal Celtic Tiger model is so dangerous. Calum Martin, National Co-Chair of the Scottish Socialist Party, says there are lessons we can learn...