because we get to vote so young, to really aim things at young people, which is nice. it's good to feel included. one of the priorities for young voters at this climbing centre across town is the route to politicians are offering through the difficult terrain left by the pandemic. for me, like, the main issues right now would be how things would get back on track after covid and after all that's done. and it's notjust focusing on the economic side of it, which i feel gets a lot of press and a lot of focus, but also the social side, like people's mental health. the 2014 referendum on scottish independence was the first time 16—year—olds were allowed to vote here in scotland. it dominated school, - it dominated everything, and that was really my first kind of actual look into what politics, in scotland at least, was. that was the first time laurie voted and he warned that on this, the biggest issue in scottish politics, young voters do not necessarily have a unified point of view. i wouldn't say there i is a homogenised view