Iain Dale: The Labour election win I’m hoping for

And: Canny Nicky Morgan. The cruel Foreign Office. Spurn Clegg. Call Balls. A Ruffley inaccurate story. Plus: Don’t you know I’m on holiday?

Lord Ashcroft: Labour’s lead rises in this week’s Ashcroft National Poll

There was no reshuffle bounce. Plus, was Gove really sacked because of his reception in focus groups?

WATCH: Nick Clegg on how he got into politics – and what he’d change about politics now

The Deputy Prime Minister was speaking in the informal setting of Channel 4’s ‘Sunday Brunch’ cookery programme.

Iain Dale: London Mayor. The Conservative candidacy. My intentions. An announcement.

And this week’s column contains a mystery closing message to the Prime Minister.

WATCH: Clegg – Tory “headbangers have now won”

The Deputy Prime Minister was commenting on this week’s reshuffle – and the departure of politicians such as Ken Clarke and Dominic Grieve.

The Lib Dems don’t agree with Labour on repealing the Coalition’s housing benefit changes…

…but their call for reform does shift them towards Ed Miliband’s party. Question is, will they move even closer next year?

Stephan Shakespeare: Beware the coming waves of froth over polling

Continuous polling may be dull, but it’s valuable, because it provides plenty of reliable information that shows you what’s really happening.

Lord Ashcroft: The Conservatives lose their lead in this week’s Ashcroft National Poll

But Cameron and Osborne continue to outperform their counterparts. In fact, the Prime Minister is the only leader who does better than his party.

WATCH: Clegg explains the Coalition’s new regional funding measures

“It’s basically giving away £12 billion worth of money,” said the Deputy Prime Minister, “and it will lead to things that people can feel and touch.”

Stephen Tall: Cameron is doing his best to hold his party together, but it may not suffice

Would the Conservatives survive an EU In/Out Referendum in one piece?

Cameron’s European plan would be upset by another Coalition

Clegg is sidling closer to the Prime Minister on Europe, but the Prime Minister might want to back away.

Lord Ashcroft: A big lesson from the Blue-Yellow marginals – don’t assume uniform swing

My poll of closely-contested Conservative-Liberal Democrat seats indicates that were the general election held now Nick Clegg’s party would lose 15 MPs to the Tories.

What would happen if Clegg backed an EU Referendum?

Today’s papers suggest that he might. In anticipation, we list some of the potential ramifications for Clegg himself and for the other party leaders.

Stephen Tall: Why I believe Nick Clegg should stand down as Liberal Democrat leader

He would find it hard to sell a second Lib/Con coalition to his party…or to serve in a Lib/Lab coalition as Deputy Prime Minister.

Clegg’s fiscal rules don’t really matter. How he sold them does.

The Lib Dem leader’s speech yesterday was notable for its attacks on Osborne’s fiscal plan. Could next year’s Budget be the time for a split?