You have to laugh at politics sometimes. The Mail take on the softest target in recent history and so far he is spanking their sorry botties and has been gifted the image boost many bigger names would've killed for. There's a poetic myth that some perceived weaklings have fierce guardian angels protecting them and I can't think of a better real life embodiment of it than weak nerdy Eddie being picked on by fascistic bullies and then wiping the floor with them. I bet you take a poll next week and people will suddenly be saying Ed's not a man to mess with. He's certainly put some fear into the haughty bosses at the Mail.
How different to the fearsome bruiser Brown who frightened so many yet crumbled when taken on. Ed could be the man after all.