For this year’s lecture series, Conter has teamed up with the Havens-Wright Centre for Social Justice to bring you some of the seminal voices in socialist theory today. 2021’s lectures will reflect on the ongoing crisis of capitalism and the ongoing failure of the left to capitalise on the system’s failings.

Historical Materialism has posted a useful exchange on the origins of British capitalism, which we repost to encourage debates on this question.

Conter board member Chris Bambery joins speakers from Catalonia and Wales to discuss the similarities and differences between the national movements in the three countries, and their relationships to the imperial past.

Conter writers were at demonstrations in Edinburgh and Glasgow over the weekend, as part of an international wave of solidarity with Palestine.

Conter Live is our Scottish election show: asking the questions others won’t.

Conter statement on the suspension of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

David Broder’s new book ‘First They Took Rome: How the Populist Right Conquered Italy’, charts the rise of Italy’s nationalist right through the malaise of neoliberalism and austerity. Conter spoke to him about the lessons for socialists throughout Europe.

IKEA in Scotland have launched a savage attack on their workers’ rights and conditions in recent days. Conter spoke to trade unionists and members of the campaign to re-instate sacked Usdaw rep Richie Venton, about the continuing corporate assault.

Dozens of front-line legal aid and advice centres and refuges are at threat in Glasgow this Thursday. A law centre advisor who did not want to be named says that the cuts threaten to leave hundreds of thousands to the mercy of the DWP, and undermine social security reform plans.

After a week of anger over the SQA’s downgrading scandal, which saw working-class student stripped of their grades, students organised a demonstration in Glasgow’s George square. Conter spoke to some about how they had been treated and what they are demanding.

The SQA has released its decisions on pupils grades across the country, undercutting teacher estimates aggressively for poorer students. An anonymous Scottish teacher says that the decision underlines the unjust nature of the Scottish education system.

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Conter invites you to a 10 week course exploring the contemporary relevance of Marxist ideas.

Conter welcomes you to a celebration of the life and contributions of Neil Davidson.

Conter Spoke to the Glasgow No Evictions Campaign about the attack on their protest on Wednesday 17 June, and what comes next for their campaign.

A Port of Liverpool trade unionist talks about why he and his fellow workers stood in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.

World leading anti-capitalist academics, authors and activists explore the implications of Coronavirus in our new lecture series.

Conter vs Corona Lecture 1