I'm sure Ed will get some coaching, the same way David Cameron did. They strike me as very evenly matched, really. Both look like characters from The Night Garden.

The one who would have performed best at Question Time would have been Ed Balls - he's the only one who ever looks as if he's enjoying himself on a public platform (apart from Diane Abbott).

When it comes to winning elections I doubt if it actually makes too much difference.   After all John Major won an election.