If this election has shown one thing, it’s that the style of campaigning north and south of the border couldn’t be further apart.
The Tory prime minister may say he is feeling “bloody lively” as he tries to squeeze a lead over Labour but on the ground his campaign is as dull as dishwater.
In completely bizarre scenes in Wales, Ed Miliband planted a lecturn in the middle of someone’s back garden to do a speech. The backdrop was the smalls hung out to dry on the washing line next door.
Then there is the leader of the SNP, which could become the third largest party next week.
On becoming first minister Nicola Sturgeon pledged to be as accessible as possible. Her campaign is full of life, colour and, dare I say it, fun.
The SNP leader is winning over the hearts and minds of the women in Scotland.
On Saturday more than 1,000 women turned out on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street to support Ms Sturgeon launching the SNP’s Women’s Pledge on gender equality. The latest Survation poll showed SNP support among women eclipses male support.
We are witnessing a woman at the top of her game, loving her job and campaigning endlessly.
It is in contrast to the Westminster leaders’ plastic, staid campaigns.
For me the pice de rsistance of ‘The Sturgeonater’, as some super fans have titled her, was this week’s visit to a Cumbernauld gym with young Line of Duty actor Martin Compston.
The gutsy five-foot-nothing SNP leader decided to stick it to the right-wing press attacking the SNP’s audacity to have an influence in a hung parliament and slid her pop-socked feet along a balancing beam in the gym looking like a natural.
If David Cameron or Ed Miliband were to attempt this it would look desperate.
Nicola Sturgeon, on the other hand, is literally walking the line and showing us what a fearless yet fun person she really is.
She is not over-coached or focus-grouped beyond recognition.
She is 100% authentic. That’s why both men and women across Scotland are loving her.