2019 in Scotland
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Events from the year 2019 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal – Nicola Sturgeon (since 20 November 2014)
- Secretary of State for Scotland – David Mundell
Events
- 2 January – Abellio ScotRail announces average rail fare increases of 2.8%, lower than the average 3.1% increase announced for England and Wales[1]
- 24 January – Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and two charges of attempted rape.[2]
- 24 February – The new BBC Scotland channel has five of the top 10 most-watched programmes across Scotland on its Sunday launch night.[3]
- 19 March – Scotland's unemployment rate fell to a new record low of 3.4% between November and January, well below the UK average of 3.9%[4]
- 20 March – The Scottish economy grew by 0.3% in the final three months of 2018 compared to a figure of 0.2% for the UK as a whole.[5]
- 29 March – The final episode of the popular sitcom Still Game is broadcast on BBC Scotland.
- 1 April – New legislation known as Frank's Law – that extends free personal care to under-65s living with disabilities and degenerative conditions has come into effect.
- 23 May – The 2019 European election was held. The results were announced on 27 May after the polls closed in all EU member states. In the Scotland constituency, the Scottish National Party won the popular vote with 594,553 votes and had the highest share of the vote with a 37.8% share; finishing in sixth place overall and returning 3 MEPs. [6]
- 6 June – Natalie McGarry, former SNP MP for Glasgow East is jailed for 18 months having earlier plead guilty to charges of embezzlement. In total, she stole more than £25,000, including: donations for a local food bank, spending the funds on rent and a holiday in Spain.[7][8]
- 26 September - Daniel Black, born 26th February 1955 of Kelloholm, officially retires after 49 years of working life. Daniel was a former miner, one of the last in the Barony pit, Auchinleck and a railway worker for Network Rail.
- 3 November – Tory MP Ross Thomson quits after 'grope' claim by Labour MP Paul Sweeney[9]
Deaths
- 1 January – Freddie Glidden, 91, footballer (Hearts, Dumbarton).[10]
- 19 January – Ted McKenna, 68, drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band).[11]
- 22 January – Andrew Fairlie, 55, chef.[12]
- 24 January – Hugh McIlvanney, 84, sports writer (The Sunday Times).[13]
- 10 March – Angus Sinclair, 73, serial killer.[14]
See also
References
- ^ "ScotRail 'rip-off' rail fares condemned as tickets increase by 2.8%". BBC. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond arrested". BBC. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "New BBC Scotland channel peaks at 700,000 viewers on launch night". BBC News. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Scotland's unemployment rate hits new low at 3.4%". BBC News. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Scottish economy continues to grow". BBC News. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Frank's Law: From petition to policy". BBC News. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Former MP who stole £25,000 from charities and foodbanks is jailed". 6 June 2019.
- ^ Cramb, Auslan (6 June 2019). "Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry jailed for embezzling thousands from pro-independence groups" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Tory MP Ross Thomson quits after 'grope' claim by Labour MP Paul Sweeney". BBC. BBC. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Hearts great Freddie Glidden dies aged 91". Sky Sports.
- ^ Rock, Fraser Lewry 2019-01-19T13:17:16Z Classic. "Ted McKenna, drummer with Rory Gallagher, SAHB, Michael Schenker, dead at 68". Classic Rock Magazine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Gleneagles chef Andrew Fairlie dies after long-term brain tumour battle". HeraldScotland.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (25 January 2019). "Hugh McIlvanney, doyen of sportswriting, dies aged 84". The Guardian.
- ^ "World's End serial killer Angus Sinclair dies". BBC News. 11 March 2019.