After his Strictly successes it’s hard to imagine Ed Balls not making a return to mainstream politics
He’s now got a great platform – but how is he going to use it? One of the great distractions this autumn has been the extraordinary run that ex-LAB cabinet minister and shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, has had on Strictly. I don’t follow the show myself but every weekend I’ve been hunting out the video clips of his Saturday night performances which have been stunning. Ed’s now built up a public persona that is so different from his days in…