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If Ed Balls wants to watch cricket at Lord's, good on him

If Ed Balls wants to watch cricket at Lord's, good on him

by Nik Darlington / 22 Jul 2011 12:55

"He brings to the fierce struggles of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer afternoon at a cricket match."

I don’t know who Nye Bevan was referring to back then, but it can safely be said that the sentiment cannot be applied to Ed Balls today. To put it lightly, Labour’s shadow chancellor brings a touch too much enthusiasm to the fierce struggles of politics.

Yet a lazy summer

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