Jordanelee Donegan is a 24-year-old student from Glasgow. Like many young people in 2014, she was worried about Scotland's EU membership, but she’s since realised that independence is the best option for Scotland.

IN 2014 I felt that Scotland wasn't ready for independence. I knew I wanted it in the future, but I didn't think 2014 was the right time.

I had only turned 18 six months before the referendum and had only voted once before it. As much as I felt I was educated and informed on politics, I was nowhere near as educated as I am now. I also took on board concerns about independence that adults around me had, mostly teachers and family members, and didn’t make my mind up based entirely on my own opinions.

I had strong concerns over Scotland's place in the EU and in a global forum. I was worried that our economy wouldn’t be strong enough to maintain the high standard of living we have become used to in recent years – free prescriptions and higher education were specific examples I had concerns over. Even despite them being SNP-introduced at Holyrood. Now, in a post-Brexit, post-Trump, 10 years of Conservative rule with no end in sight Scotland, I can see I was wrong.

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I have been privileged enough now to study politics at university, and expose myself to more varied views which I think have influenced my change in views on independence. I now believe Scotland has a diverse and strong economy that could sustain itself without the backing of Westminster.

I cannot see things getting better for Scotland under the thumb of England and now I believe that an independent Scotland is the best thing for this country.

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This was confirmed entirely for me in the 2019 General Election. While I was voting SNP at this election, I held out hope as someone who had only ever voted Labour previously, from a family who also have strong ties to the Labour Party, that Labour would garner some support down south.

Seeing Labour’s astounding defeat in 2019, and the subsequent choice to replace Jeremy Corbyn (who I won’t deny has his flaws) with Keir Starmer, cemented my belief that England and Scotland are too different for the Union to work anymore. Soar Alba!

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