With support for independence also higher among the young, lowering the voting age for the referendum to 16 becomes a blatantly political move by the SNP to help secure the result it wants.
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Courting youth vote
Including 16 and 17-year-olds in the electorate for the referendum on independence for Scotland which the SNP want to hold next year is exactly the sort of cut-to-the-chase political move which draws support from young people.
