This. Plus the reinvention of Brand Balls needs to continue

Michael Portillo was widely and rightly despised while in public office, but has reinvented himself as a likeable and insightful commentator/contributor after it. I imagine Balls is on a similar journey. He was gracelessly pugnacious in office; there is another side to him and he's showing that off so there is a "what's next" for him. I'd be stunned if he ever sought public office again; usually after a defenestration of that sort, they stay out of it.

Posted By: Old Man on January 16th 2017 at 10:33:04

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Ed Balls on R3 ! Even as we speak. He's bloody omnipresent that bloke. (n/m) (General Chat) - dennis moore, Jan 16, 10:06:37
- He's got a book hentee? Needs to cash in while he's in the public eye (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 16, 10:19:06
  - This. Plus the reinvention of Brand Balls needs to continue (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 16, 10:33:04
    - Portillos told Balls that going back to politics was the worst thing he's done. (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jan 16, 10:51:15
    - If Balls thinks he can ride a train to Tallinn in a pastel blazer being urbane & engaging (General Chat) - bird table, Jan 16, 10:44:10
      - Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Jan 16, 11:57:48
      - Bradshaw would rise up and rightly fist him in first class. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 16, 11:07:07
      - Ha,tbf those programs are pretty good. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 16, 11:03:49
        
        Hell yeah. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Jan 16, 11:31:10
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 16, 10:55:39
      - lolf (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jan 16, 10:52:26
    - Unfortunately the other side I'm seeing looks as graceless & egotistical as the old one. (n/m) (General Chat) - dennis moore, Jan 16, 10:39:00
      - How has he been graceless as Chairman, Dennis? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 16, 10:56:15
        
        He's simply charmless. An egotistical bully. I just don't believe he's changed. (General Chat) - dennis moore, Jan 16, 11:04:24
        
        Ok - I'm just not sure what you've seen in his behaviour of late to make that observation. (General Chat) - norway, Jan 16, 11:06:50
        
        watch his dancing on celebs in the ballroom (n/m) (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jan 16, 11:09:46
        
        lol - good point (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 16, 11:12:51
        
        Was a joke he was allowed to conduct... (General Chat) - loz, Jan 16, 11:01:27
        
        That's actually standard governance (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 16, 11:07:15
        
        Not when the fans are told somebody else... (General Chat) - loz, Jan 16, 11:35:46
        
        That's a different issue (although an important one) (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 16, 12:15:54
        
        Didn't think Dennis said he had been ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jan 16, 11:00:30
        
        ? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 16, 11:03:25

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