Nearly a month after the polls closed, it is still an extraordinary thought that London, of all places, is to be represented in the eyes of the world by a man like Boris Johnson, writes Mike Marqusee.

Marcus Morgan argues that Boris Johnson’s ‘zero tolerance’ approach to crime is symptomatic of growing police powers across the UK and harks back to the detested “Sus” laws of the 1980s, when police were able to stop and search based on suspicion alone.

The impressively diverse weekend demonstration against further expansion of Heathrow airport should cause the government to call a halt to these plans argues The Morning Star.

Part 2 of an essay on the significance of Boris Johnson’s election as Mayor of London. Here Jeremy Gilbert develops his analysis of the rise of an anti-political attitude, sponsored by political and media elites, and links it to Johnson’s success. He goes on to draw lessons for the future of the left.

Jeremy Gilbert asks why, given Ken Livingstone’s political shrewdness and general effectiveness as Mayor, he was so easily displaced by the politically inexperienced Johnson.

Rinf reports on the latest transport innovations brought in by the new London Mayor.

For working people, New Labour is a hostile entity that must be replaced by a genuine party of socialism, write Chris Marsden and Julie Hyland.

Labour’s defeat in the recent elections was a result of disillusionment with New Labour, the influence of the “war on terror” and the failure of the Left to capitalise on anti-war and anti-neoliberal sentiment, says Richard Seymour

Ken Livingstone is by far the best-qualified candidate to run London, and even more so from an environmental perspective argues Mark Lynas.

The current onslaught on Ken Livingstone is driven by a neocon agenda, but the fallout could have a far wider social impact, warns Seamus Milne.