And now we have a government, we can return to the more pressing issue of whether Mr None of the Above, who contested the Chingford and Woodford Green seat in Essex in the election, will revert to his former name of Adam Osen.

"It's a bit too soon to make decisions," he confided this week. But encouraged by his 202 votes as an independent, he said his "tentative game plan" was to resume in local politics after restoring his finances. "I haven't earned anything for five months. I want to build a thriving business to support any political ambitions."