Scotland independence: How did the indyref affect 16-year-old voters?
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Aimée Ronald, 21, was on the fence about independence until a few days before casting her vote, age 17. "Coming away I felt Nicola Sturgeon answered it best but they all had very indirect answers. And it was such an important question for everyone there."Five years on, employment is still a concern for the Cath Kidston sales assistant, despite her first class degree from the University of Strathclyde and years of volunteer work with the Girl Guides.
She said:"I'm diabetic and it was scary for me when I heard all the stories about access to medicines. At no point did I feel confident I would have things I needed. Finlay said:"There was that emotional connection to the union - of it being the country as a whole where I was from. I have a Scottish identity, I was born and grew up here but I also have an English past and Welsh ancestry as well.
But he went on to vote Leave during the EU referendum, but says the deciding factor for him was neither migration or sovereignty.He said:"I'm very pro-migration, I think we need it to bolster the economy and to harbour international spirit within the global community. He would however still vote No in the event of another indyref, and believes his peers would respect his views.
In the end Isla voted Yes, and found herself drawn to the arguments of the Scottish Greens, particularly during the Big Big Debate - which she also attended.She said:"I have to say they were interesting, I had never really thought about them before. I knew what they stood for but it was interesting to see them supporting the SNP as well as saying 'this is what we can do for young people'.
With so much change in her future, Remain-voter Isla said she was"sceptical" about the prospect of Brexit. The 22-year-old was 17 by the time the vote came around, and was never thoroughly satisfied with the currency plan in an independent Scotland."Also you don't realise what you've got until it's gone. We have so many advantages in Scotland such as free education at university level, free prescriptions. I think a lot of that would go because we'd no longer be part of the UK economy.
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