For most people, an escalator is simply a way of travelling from one floor to another. For Ed, it is a thing of seething, elemental, almost Satanic anticipation.

Another example of the riotous joy that comes from knitting with Ed Balls.

Harriet & Yvette show their appreciation, but, as usual, Ed Balls takes it to another level.

Unlike the Coalition government, Ed never spreads resources too thinly.

Try as they might, Balls and friends can’t hide their intense boredom during Dear Leader’s awkward speech.

Ed misunderstood the instruction from an unnamed Shadow Cabinet colleague to ‘chin Harriet’.

Try as she might, Harriet Harman can’t avoid sneaking a peek at Ed’s tastefully covered gentleman’s area.

Ed was intensely aghast after Miliband failed to remember the ‘line’ (it’s actually more of a squiggle).

Ed’s powerful stench requires drastic measures when in the presence of minors.

An awkward moment ensues after Ed tells the young lad that he, too, is an avid bee-keeper.