There is some element of risk in that, but I also think that Sturgeon's played her hand out. She's stuck between what the party faithful want and what the electorate at large want. The two ain't the same.
There's been every indication via polling that:
1: Support for independence hasn't risen post Brexit vote.
2: A majority of Scot's do not want to be asked to vote in another referendum at this time.
It should be pretty obvious that if she wants to risk another indyref, she should wait until after the Brexit negotiations are complete that way the people of Scotland can make a more informed decision. However, she has to deal with the radical wing of the party, led by one Alexander Salmond. There are plenty of internal tensions within the SNP, they're just better at hiding them than the Tories and Labour are.
Mike.
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