Allegra Stratton and Matt Wells are joined by Stephen Bates, Martin Kettle and Tom Happold to examine the skidmarks left by the Lib Dems with their leadership's U-turn over tuition fees this week.
After Vince Cable's extraordinary Commons statement we ask, is it the death knell for the political manifesto?
This week's session of PMQs was Ed Miliband's first as Labour leader. Even his harshest critics were pronouncing it a very good start....
And we muse on the handbag-shaped shadow hovering behind David Cameron and his government: Yes, Margaret Thatcher celebrates her 85th birthday this week.