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I think the SNP will still 'bide their time' to wait for the 'mood' of the Scottish people to change significantly enough SCO before making any move for a 2nd referendum. It's already happening as attitudes and debate are starting to 'gather pace' and many people in Scotland, not all naturally pro indy btw, are becoming part of that debate. There are organised pro indy marches spread throughout Scotland. Also SNP membership has risen by just under 10k in the past week for obvious reasons and it is reckoned that support for Scot indy has consequently risen to 49% of the Scottish voting population. Many diehard SNP supporters want it to happen before the end of this year and certain pivotal political events at Westminster could poss make it happen. However, I think the SNP leadership want a reasonable 'groundswell' of opinion to develop and keep developing alongside the momentum of pro indy rallies which have been organised outwith the control of the SNP and the Scottish govt. IMO the Tory attacks on devolution itself have been a 'fatal error' (or deliberate!) because a huge percentage of the Scottish people (approx. 85%) are unanimously in favour of an effective devolved Scottish government. But PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE and timing is paramount - poss even moving into 2019 at some pt.