In Politics Weekly I pick over these events with Greg Clark, the shadow charities minister, Jenni Russell, the Guardian columnist, and Julian Glover, the Guardian's Chief Leader Writer. We also hear from Simon Hoggart, the Guardian's Parliamentary sketchwriter, and from Sir Stephen Wall, Tony Blair's former EU adviser.
We discuss whether David Cameron should have sacked Derek Conway earlier. Greg Clark is fiercely critical of Conway but - unsurprisingly - says his leader acted in a measured way. Conway's downfall was not mentioned at Prime Minister's Questions at all; Simon Hoggart tells us why.
Cash seemed to unite politicians this week. Tony Blair accepted another blue chip job - this time with the Swiss company Zurich - which is believed to be paying him £500,000 a year. All Blair's earnings are entirely above board. We ask whether Blair is positioning himself to become the new President of the European Council. His former EU adviser, Sir Stephen Wall, tells us Blair is the perfect man for the job.
Finally we turn our attention to David Cameron. He had a good run at Prime Minister's Questions this week. But the latest Guardian / ICM polls shows he is not achieving an election winning breakthrough despite the government's difficulties. We ask Julian Glover, the Guardian's polling guru, what is going on.
