Ed Miliband believes that the debate over energy policy is swinging in his favour and that David Cameron is 'losing control' of his government over it. Following heated exchanges in the Commons this week, Cameron was forced to confront the words of former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major, the latest figure to attack the profits of the major gas and electricity providers.
The affair is the latest evidence that living standards are to be a key election battleground heading towards 2015 - but there are deeper questions too about the power that corporations can wield and who holds them accountable.
Joining Tom Clark in the studio this week: political correspondent Rowena Mason, social affairs editor Randeep Ramesh and political commentator Melissa Kite.
Meanwhile in Germany, claims that Chancellor Merkel's mobile phone may have been monitored by US intelligence agencies has caused outrage. Philip Oltermann rounds up the reaction from Berlin - and has the latest on the coalition talks in the Bundestag.
Plus: Nick Clegg goes on the offensive over free schools policy. Is this another sign of 'differentiation' as the governing parties look to shore up their own support at the expense of their partners?
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