Marcus Morgan and Paul Mitchell report on how Boris Johnson’s mayoralty is already showing signs of decay, as high-ranking members of his administration have resigned over accusations of financial and sexual misconduct and barely-veiled racism.

The Morning Star argues that the proposed merger between Unite and the North American union USW could be an effective bulwark against pressure from multinational corporations to perpetually diminish pay and conditions for working people.

The British National Party’s success in the London Assembly elections coupled with its small but continued progress across the country provides an ideal opportunity critically to assess where the campaign against the British National Party is going. Nick Lowles offers some suggestions.

Despite the Brown government’s £2.7 billion tax cut package, designed to placate voters’ anger over its decision to abolish the 10 pence tax band, the Tories recent triumph has led to the death of New Labour and new life for Cameron’s crew argues Julie Hyland.

Mark Evans looks at the educational priorities for a trade union movement struggling to revitalise itself.

In a searing critique, George Monbiot argues that Blair and Brown have led the most rightwing government Britain has had since the Second World War.

With Gordon Brown suffering badly at the polls and with worse results predicted, Julie Hyland asks just what is this thing called the Labour party for, exactly?

In rich nations- such as the US and UK- you could be forgiven for thinking that the oppression of working people in their fight for better conditions had become a thing of the past. However, as William Roche argues, union busting has swelled to become a multi-million dollar industry.

Jon Cruddas talks to Jonathan Rutherford about socialism, class and the Labour Party.

The last three decades have seen a new type of capitalism, characterised by the pursuit of insecurity and a fragmentation of the institution of work. A new socialist politics can only be successful if it recognises the interdependence of individuals argues Jonathan Rutherford .

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.

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

SchNEWS remembers Simon Jones, who was killed 10 years ago at a Shoreham dock on his first day at work unloading a ship.

Workplace safety is worse than ever, and the recently passed Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act will do little to resolve the problem. Schnews reports on the work of a campaigning organisation called FACK – Families Against Corporate Killers.

Dissent and emancipation were holy for William Blake. He could teach our prime minister so much about how to be radical, says Terry Eagleton.

Despite the split, members of the Respect party are furthering socialism around the country. Hilary Wainwright asks what we can learn from them.

This year’s Labour Party conference proves it, writes John McDonnell: the moneylenders really have taken over the temple.

After more than a decade of a concerted attempt to silence the left in the Labour Party, Alex Nunns inquires into whether there is still life in this vital challenge to the power of the executive.

Mark Steel dissects Gordon Brown’s speech to party conference.