Events from the year 2012 in Scotland.

2012
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2012 in: The UKEnglandWalesElsewhere
Scottish football: 2011–122012–13
2012 in Scottish television

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January

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Undated

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  • 2012 is the seventeenth-wettest year on record for Scotland, according to the Met Office.[25]

Sport

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References

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  1. ^ "SNP wins control of Clackmannanshire Council". BBC News. BBC. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Scotland to hold independence poll in 2014 - Salmond". BBC. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Single police force and fire service bill introduced". BBC. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. ^ Carrell, Severin (17 January 2012). "West Lothian question inquiry 'risks creating second-class MPs'". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Committee on the West Lothian Question". The Scotsman. 30 December 2011.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Scots referendum question set out". BBC News. BBC. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012. The question actually asked differs.
  7. ^ "Scottish independence: David Cameron in referendum offer". BBC News. BBC. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Rangers Football Club enters administration". BBC News. BBC. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Rangers' historic day is marred by songs of 'hate and ignorance'". The Sunday Herald. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  10. ^ "MP Eric Joyce charged with assault". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Leading Scots lawyer Paul McBride QC found dead". BBC News. BBC. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  12. ^ "MP Eric Joyce given bar ban and £3,000 fine over Commons brawl". BBC News. BBC. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Perth wins Diamond Jubilee contest to be named seventh Scottish city". BBC News. BBC. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Johnnie Walker whisky plant closes in Kilmarnock". BBC News. BBC News Scotland. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Plans for Scottish rural parliament". BBC News. Glasgow: BBC News Scotland. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  16. ^ Ross, David (28 March 2012). "Unions call for more rigs to be evacuated". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  17. ^ Brocklehurst, Steven (18 April 2012). "Filming in court 'not precedent'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  18. ^ "SNP and Labour ready to hammer out coalition deals, leaders say". STV. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  19. ^ "'Cursing stone' found on Isle of Canna". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  20. ^ Scottish independence: One million Scots urged to sign 'yes' declaration BBC News, 25 May 2012
  21. ^ Rangers creditors formally reject CVA proposal BBC News, 14 June 2012
  22. ^ Scottish independence: Alistair Darling warns of 'no way back' BBC News, 25 June 2012
  23. ^ Rangers newco refused SPL entry after chairmen vote. BBC News 4 July
  24. ^ Black, Andrew (15 October 2012). "Scottish independence: Cameron and Salmond strike referendum deal". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  25. ^ Met Office: 2012 was UK's second wettest year on record bbc.co.uk, 3 January 2013
  26. ^ From Greenock to glory: Scot in Super Bowl joy heraldscotland.com, accessed 24 January 2012
  27. ^ "Scotland's Franchitti wins 96th Indy 500". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  28. ^ Ornstein, David (6 July 2012). "Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray beats Tsonga to reach final". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  29. ^ Ornstein, David (8 July 2012). "Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray beaten by Roger Federer in final". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  30. ^ "Andy Murray wins men's singles Olympics tennis gold". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  31. ^ "Murray ends Britain's Grand Slam skid". USA Today. 11 September 2012. p. 1C.
  32. ^ "Last Spanish Civil War Scot Thomas Watters dies". BBC News. BBC. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  33. ^ "Cromarty fisherfolk dialect's last native speaker dies". BBC News. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  34. ^ Ross, David (2 October 2012). "Dialect's demise as final speaker dies at 92". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2 October 2012.