This week's headline that unemployment is at its lowest since 1975 has been used emphatically by the Conservative government as proof their economic approach is working. Of course, the context behind such figures have been stripped entirely. Scottish Socialist Party national co-chair Calum Martin explains what the figures really mean...

Much of our activism on the left in regards to wages revolve around campaigning for significant increases at the lower end. But when bankers, CEOs of major companies and sports stars are making enormous sums on a weekly basis, should we be looking at the top end? In her third #ConterManifesto column, Eve Livingston investigates the viability of maximum wages...

It's a well accepted narrative on the left that neo-liberalism has provided the perfect terrain for the reactionary right to flourish. Young activist Jack O'Neill provides a broad overview of how we reached this point and argues that democratisation at all levels needs to be a key focal point in the fightback going forward...