There is less than two weeks until George Osborne presents his annual budget and Vince Cable has been letting it be known he wants more work done on wealth taxes. He'd also like to see RBS broken up as well as a more "compelling vision" for economic growth.
Earlier in the week his Liberal Democrat colleague Nick Clegg did the rounds on breakfast television amid reports he's pressing Osborne to tinker further with child benefit cuts.
Both men are hoping they can rally their troops at their party's spring conference this weekend. Members are in rebellious mood as the NHS bill nears the statute books.
Joining Tom Clark to discuss all this: Guardian columnists Simon Jenkins and Jonathan Freedland and the Observer's economics editor Heather Stewart.
Also this week we look at the Super Tuesday Republican primaries. With Mitt Romney still unable to land knock-out blows on his rivals, the contest trundles on. Geoffrey Kabaservice, author of Rule And Ruin, examines the Republican field of candidates and the declining voice of moderates in the party.
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