Talk:Ed Balls

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Are you sure that Normanton is the longest running Labour constituency, isn't that Rhondda?

--Ebz 23:50, 8 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think that is beacause Rhondda didn't exsist as a unified constituency between 1918 and 1974. youngamerican (talk) 19:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Balls

I think we should mention somewhere in the article that his last name happens to be Balls, which is a funny name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.150.19.29 (talk) 18:33, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

-- Er, no, not a chance actually JulesVerne 18:04, 24 March 2008 (GMT) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.70.57.252 (talk)

Actually, I think that's pretty noteworthy. He's the only politician I know whose name is so stupid that Private Eye don't need to make one up to take the piss out of him. 79.68.42.107 (talk) 18:11, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]