Some love it, some hate it, but all political geeks are hooked. Leveson is EastEnders for political nerds.
Gloating comes before a fall, as 'Theresa April' discovered to her cost this week.
The truth is, Ken Livingstone never really left you.
David Cameron's trip to the States passed off marvellously - unlike Nick Clegg's rather bruising Lib Dem spring conference.
Budget stories are proving a welcome distraction for the coalition for what just might be their least popular package of reforms.
We should have seen Wednesday night's Commons contretemps coming...
Politics is always about enemies. This week the villains of the piece seemed to assume a central role, as MPs faced sinister adversaries both within and without government.
This week wasn't just depressingly typical. Think about it: it contained, in microcosm, all the themes of British politics in the aftermath of the 2010 general election.
The mother of all parliaments has a problem: its adolescent offspring in Edinburgh is getting above itself.
No one expected this week to turn out the way it has.
This week we learned the economy is nearly as far out of control as Jeremy Clarkson's sense of humour.
Each week should have a beginning, a middle and an end. This one was no exception, although not quite in the way you'd think.
Alex Stevenson and Talksport's Sean Dilley review an eventful week in politics:
The last seven days have seen the departure of two politicians, but from two very different frontlines.
Cat-gate, a credit card slip-up and being overshadowed by a crisis. This may not have been a Tory party conference to remember, but it was certainly one to write home about.
After last week's violence and disorder, this has been the week when retribution took centre stage.
The past is a foreign country, so they say. If that's true, even being transported to last Monday would give time-travellers a massive dose of culture shock.
Teachers standing up for naughty kids. The prime minister rebuked by someone less important than him. Ed Miliband trying to break with the unions. What on earth is going on?
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