AS reported earlier this year, Mrs S is not known for her interest in politics.
But this isn't necessarily a bad thing as she can, more often than not, get to the heart of the matter without getting tangled up in all the little nuances that political anoraks like me tend to zoom in on. The problem with that is you tend miss what is glaring obvious to normal folk.
Last night we were watching coverage of Nick Clegg's leadership victory for the Lib Dems. During the extensive reports she said to me: "Wouldn't it be spooky if Tony Blair was still PM because them all the party leaders would all look exactly the same."
This is very true because let's face it Clegg and Cameron were more or less separated at birth despite his desperate attempts to show he's no poodle.
But then again Clegg is no saving grace for British politics either. In fact, just hours after being elected I heard him on BBC Radio 4's PM programme and in all the interview he failed to give one straight answer.
The reason for that is he probably thinks he can become Prime Minister sometime before the next Ice Age and had therefore better watch what he says in case it's used against him.
I wouldn't worry Cleggy, you've no chance of becoming PM because basically his party doesn't know what it stands for. As someone whose worked in an area with a Lib Dem council, I know they have this habit of trying to be all things to all men.
For instance: promoting wind turbines and then rejecting them at planning committee stage or moaning about private care homes closing and then sounding the death-knell for those very same establishments which are within their own control.
But make no mistake, Labour will be very happy about Clegg's victory, as it has the potential to distract the young affluent vote that David Cameron has been trying so hard to nurture since he became Tory leader two years ago.
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