Lost and forlornly wandering in the desert of disapproval, battered by the rough winds of public disdain, the coalition moved its tent onwards – seeking a refuge from which to find shelter. And Lo! There came a sign from the heavens. And GOD spoke to the sorely afflicted as they emerged from their mid-term kicking.

Well, at least Baron Gus O'Donnell, the cross-bench peer and cheerleader for London mayoral candidate ,Siobhan Benita, spoke. He didn't exactly set fire to a bush in St James' Park, or carve tablets of stone in Horseguards Road. But speaking to The House magazine, the neutral Baron – or BOD as he'll now presumably be known – laid down two strong commandments for the coalition refresh.