I didn't vote for the SNP candidate, but I can see from the viewpoint of those who did. There was a lot of patronising drivel spoken and written in the run-up to the independence referendum. It was treated like a peasants revolt in Ruritania, to be contained by the more "politically knowledgable" and sophisticated in power, and empty promises were made to keep the hoi polloi happy.
Eck the fish spearheaded the campaign, and whipped up interest, but it would not have gained ground without real discontent. Come the hour, cometh the man. But the referendum vote showed that more Scots wanted to remain part of the UK than wanted to leave and Wee Eck was eclipsed.
I don't want Scotland to leave the Union - but I would like there to be more energetic representation of Scottish interests at Westminster, and I would like there to be input from a more plebeian section of the population than the traditionally conservative majority than the one we will have in power.
I think the SNP contingent will have a leavening influence on legislation in the next few years. It will be an interesting time.
As for a second referendum - that will only happen if it is passed by parliament. From Nicola Sturgeon's point of view, it would be a mistake to move for it too early, so there are a few years for the country to consider its response to that, ready for the debate on it.