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the bidders to the request manager: bidders.forEach(function(bidder) { requestManager[bidder] = false; }) // a helper function that returns googletag objects corresponding to the slotIDs in the slot objects function _getGPTSlots(apstagSlots) { // get all of the slot IDs that were requested var slotIDs = apstagSlots.map(function(slot) { return slot.slotID; }); // return the slot objects corresponding to the slotIDs return googletag.pubads().getSlots().filter(function(slot) { // return true if the ID of the slot object is in the slotIDs array return slotIDs.indexOf(slot.getSlotElementId()) > -1; }); } function getPETRequest() { googletag.cmd.push(function() { // read the currently defined GPT ad slots for sending to the PET endpoint // defined all GPT ad slots before calling PET var gptSlots = googletag.pubads().getSlots(); var iasPETSlots = []; for (var i = 0; i < gptSlots.length; i++) { var sizes = gptSlots[i].getSizes().map(function(size) { if (size.getWidth && size.getHeight) return 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50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/17051013.jpg" alt="Parts of Sauchiehall Street have seen much better days" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/17051013.jpg" alt="Parts of Sauchiehall Street have seen much better days" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/23686276.herald-view-time-unleash-glasgows-considerable-potential/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">4</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/23686276.herald-view-time-unleash-glasgows-considerable-potential/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: It's time to unleash Glasgow's considerable potential </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23686276" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23686276" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="8" data-content-level="0 Not gated" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23686276"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="12" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-12" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/business_hq/23669931.herald-view-urgency-behind-climate-protests/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/17024627.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/17024627.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/17024627.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/17024627.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/17024627.jpg" alt="Police remove protesters (in yellow helmets) from This Is Rigged as they sit on top of an oil tanker at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/17024627.jpg" alt="Police remove protesters (in yellow helmets) from This Is Rigged as they sit on top of an oil tanker at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/business_hq/23669931.herald-view-urgency-behind-climate-protests/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">9</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/business_hq/23669931.herald-view-urgency-behind-climate-protests/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Climate protesters cause disruption but there is no doubting urgency of the cause </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23669931" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23669931" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="12" data-content-level="0 Not gated" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23669931"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm compact-stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="13" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-13" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23640546.herald-view-assessment-yousafs-first-100-days-fm/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16973579.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16973579.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16973579.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16973579.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16973579.jpg" alt="Humza Yousaf has marked his 100th day in office after taking over from Nicola Sturgeon" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16973579.jpg" alt="Humza Yousaf has marked his 100th day in office after taking over from Nicola Sturgeon" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23640546.herald-view-assessment-yousafs-first-100-days-fm/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">1</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23640546.herald-view-assessment-yousafs-first-100-days-fm/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Yousaf's grasp of realism is a welcome move </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23640546" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23640546" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="10" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23640546"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm compact-stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="14" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-14" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/life_style/arts_ents/23625148.herald-view-lewis-capaldi-importance-good-mental-health/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16947339.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16947339.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16947339.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16947339.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16947339.jpg" alt="Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury last Saturday" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16947339.jpg" alt="Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury last Saturday" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Editorial </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/life_style/arts_ents/23625148.herald-view-lewis-capaldi-importance-good-mental-health/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">3</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/life_style/arts_ents/23625148.herald-view-lewis-capaldi-importance-good-mental-health/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Herald View: The invaluable honesty of Lewis Capaldi has done us all a service </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23625148" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23625148" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="10" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23625148"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm compact-stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="15" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-15" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23609699.herald-view-urgent-need-probe-marketing-vapes-teens/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16922284.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16922284.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16922284.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16922284.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16922284.jpg" alt="Vaping liquid products on a shop shelf" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16922284.jpg" alt="Vaping liquid products on a shop shelf" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23609699.herald-view-urgent-need-probe-marketing-vapes-teens/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Vaping: We cannot afford to set up a new generation for addiction </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23609699" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23609699" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="11" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23609699"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm compact-stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="16" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-16" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23578870.herald-view-transport-post-deserves-full-cabinet-status/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16871647.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16871647.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16871647.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16871647.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16871647.jpg" alt="A CalMac ferry under construction at Ferguson Marine" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16871647.jpg" alt="A CalMac ferry under construction at Ferguson Marine" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23578870.herald-view-transport-post-deserves-full-cabinet-status/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">3</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23578870.herald-view-transport-post-deserves-full-cabinet-status/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Yousaf should restore Transport post to its full Cabinet status </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23578870" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23578870" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="11" data-content-level="3 Best" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23578870"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm compact-stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="17" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-17" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/business_hq/23563506.herald-view-glasgows-lez-will-cause-pain-worth-pursuing/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16846483.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16846483.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16846483.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16846483.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16846483.jpg" alt="Glasgow's Low Emission Zone s proved controversial" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16846483.jpg" alt="Glasgow's Low Emission Zone s proved controversial" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/business_hq/23563506.herald-view-glasgows-lez-will-cause-pain-worth-pursuing/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">4</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/business_hq/23563506.herald-view-glasgows-lez-will-cause-pain-worth-pursuing/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Glasgow can breathe more easily after the full roll-out of the LEZ </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23563506" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23563506" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="11" data-content-level="0 Not gated" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23563506"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm compact-stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="18" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-18" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23549718.herald-view-despite-fears-scotlands-tourist-levy-makes-sense/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16823912.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16823912.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16823912.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16823912.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16823912.jpg" alt="Tourists throng Edinburgh's Royal Mile" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16823912.jpg" alt="Tourists throng Edinburgh's Royal Mile" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23549718.herald-view-despite-fears-scotlands-tourist-levy-makes-sense/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: On balance, the new tourist levy makes good sense </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23549718" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23549718" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="12" data-content-level="3 Best" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23549718"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="19" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-19" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23534080.herald-view-compelling-unignorable-call-glasgow-city-region/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16799778.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16799778.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16799778.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16799778.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16799778.jpg" alt="Glasgow and its surrounding region is not currently punching its weight" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16799778.jpg" alt="Glasgow and its surrounding region is not currently punching its weight" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23534080.herald-view-compelling-unignorable-call-glasgow-city-region/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">2</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23534080.herald-view-compelling-unignorable-call-glasgow-city-region/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Time for Glasgow to get its act together and punch its weight </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23534080" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23534080" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="9" data-content-level="3 Best" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23534080"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="20" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-20" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23504251.herald-view-king-charles-can-reformative-monarch/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16747776.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16747776.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16747776.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16747776.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16747776.jpg" alt="King Charles meets guests after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16747776.jpg" alt="King Charles meets guests after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/coronation-of-king-charles-iii/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Coronation of King Charles III</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23504251.herald-view-king-charles-can-reformative-monarch/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: What can we expect from King Charles now that he has been crowned? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23504251" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23504251" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="9" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23504251"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="21" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-21" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23487492.herald-view-bringing-big-projects-cost-control/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16720583.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16720583.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16720583.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16720583.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16720583.jpg" alt="Interior of Barlinnie Prison" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16720583.jpg" alt="Interior of Barlinnie Prison" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23487492.herald-view-bringing-big-projects-cost-control/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">2</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23487492.herald-view-bringing-big-projects-cost-control/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Barlinnie overspend is just the latest in a long line of failures </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23487492" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23487492" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="10" data-content-level="3 Best" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23487492"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="22" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-22" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23471055.herald-view-snps-problems-will-pass-urgent-questions-remain/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16694466.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16694466.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16694466.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16694466.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16694466.jpg" alt="Humza Yousaf" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16694466.jpg" alt="Humza Yousaf" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23471055.herald-view-snps-problems-will-pass-urgent-questions-remain/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Westminster Tories cannot be allowed to roll back devolution </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23471055" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23471055" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="6" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23471055"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="23" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-23" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23457130.herald-view-ferries-fiasco-dealt-now/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16671421.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16671421.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16671421.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16671421.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16671421.jpg" alt="Vehicles board the CalMac ferry MV Bute at Wemyss Bay for Rothesay (Colin Mearns)" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16671421.jpg" alt="Vehicles board the CalMac ferry MV Bute at Wemyss Bay for Rothesay (Colin Mearns)" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23457130.herald-view-ferries-fiasco-dealt-now/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">8</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23457130.herald-view-ferries-fiasco-dealt-now/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: The ferries fiasco cannot be allowed to continue </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23457130" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23457130" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="7" data-content-level="3 Best" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23457130"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="24" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-24" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23442770.herald-view-weeks-events-raise-unsettling-questions-snp/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16647240.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16647240.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16647240.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16647240.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16647240.jpg" alt="Police officers outside the home shared by Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell this week (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16647240.jpg" alt="Police officers outside the home shared by Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell this week (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23442770.herald-view-weeks-events-raise-unsettling-questions-snp/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">3</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/viewpoint/23442770.herald-view-weeks-events-raise-unsettling-questions-snp/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: This week’s events raise too many uncomfortable questions for the SNP </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23442770" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23442770" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="8" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23442770"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="25" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-25" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/opinion/23221016.herald-view-looking-signs-hope-nervously-await-2023/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16198239.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16198239.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16198239.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16198239.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16198239.jpg" alt="Sunak and Sturgeon both have much to do to reassure the electorates in 2023" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16198239.jpg" alt="Sunak and Sturgeon both have much to do to reassure the electorates in 2023" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23221016.herald-view-looking-signs-hope-nervously-await-2023/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">1</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23221016.herald-view-looking-signs-hope-nervously-await-2023/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Looking for signs of hope as we await 2023 with trepidation </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23221016" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23221016" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="2" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23221016"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="26" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-26" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/opinion/23182638.herald-view-sunaks-intransigence-public-sector-strikes/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16251083.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16251083.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16251083.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16251083.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16251083.jpg" alt="Railway cleaners outside the Transport Department (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16251083.jpg" alt="Railway cleaners outside the Transport Department (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23182638.herald-view-sunaks-intransigence-public-sector-strikes/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Sunak’s regrettable intransigence over the public sector strikes </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23182638" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23182638" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="5" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23182638"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="27" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-27" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/opinion/23136092.herald-view-world-cup-coup-qatar-divisive/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16175234.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16175234.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16175234.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16175234.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16175234.jpg" alt="The World Cup kicks off in Qatar tomorrow Picture: Adam Davy/PA" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16175234.jpg" alt="The World Cup kicks off in Qatar tomorrow Picture: Adam Davy/PA" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23136092.herald-view-world-cup-coup-qatar-divisive/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: The World Cup is a real coup for Qatar - but it has been so divisive </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23136092" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23136092" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="8" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23136092"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="28" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-28" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/opinion/23103058.herald-view-migrants-debate-turns-nasty-snps-tailored-approach-visas-makes-sense/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16123671.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16123671.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16123671.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16123671.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16123671.jpg" alt="Nicola Sturgeon launches the Scottish Migrant Visa scheme paper in 2020" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16123671.jpg" alt="Nicola Sturgeon launches the Scottish Migrant Visa scheme paper in 2020" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23103058.herald-view-migrants-debate-turns-nasty-snps-tailored-approach-visas-makes-sense/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">28</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23103058.herald-view-migrants-debate-turns-nasty-snps-tailored-approach-visas-makes-sense/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: As migrants debate turns nasty, SNP’s tailored approach to visas makes sense </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23103058" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23103058" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="2" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23103058"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="29" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-29" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/opinion/23087335.herald-view-sunak-didnt-get-every-call-right-safest-pair-hands/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16094629.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16094629.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16094629.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16094629.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16094629.jpg" alt="Rishi Sunak has blended calm authority with a blunt admission of tough times ahead" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16094629.jpg" alt="Rishi Sunak has blended calm authority with a blunt admission of tough times ahead" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23087335.herald-view-sunak-didnt-get-every-call-right-safest-pair-hands/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">3</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23087335.herald-view-sunak-didnt-get-every-call-right-safest-pair-hands/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Sunak didn’t get every call right but he’s the safest pair of hands we have </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23087335" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23087335" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="2" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23087335"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="30" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-30" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/opinion/23050700.herald-view-trusss-inept-display-proof-tories-run-ideas/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/16048999.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/16048999.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/16048999.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/16048999.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/16048999.jpg" alt="Liz Truss addressing yesterday’s Downing Street briefing (Photo: Daniel Leal/PA Wire)" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/16048999.jpg" alt="Liz Truss addressing yesterday’s Downing Street briefing (Photo: Daniel Leal/PA Wire)" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23050700.herald-view-trusss-inept-display-proof-tories-run-ideas/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">4</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/opinion/23050700.herald-view-trusss-inept-display-proof-tories-run-ideas/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: Truss’s inept display is further proof that the Tories have run out of ideas </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-23050700" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="23050700" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="2" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="23050700"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="31" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-31" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/20911544.letters-trusss-indyref-voting-plan-affront-democracy---scotland/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14870424.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14870424.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14870424.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14870424.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 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Photo: PA" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14370052.jpg" alt="Students at Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes, Fife, open their exam results. 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50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/9889486.jpg" alt="The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, pictured by Gordon Terris in 2019" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/9889486.jpg" alt="The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, pictured by Gordon Terris in 2019" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/20618764.letters-can-kirk-still-claim-countrys-national-church/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">7</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/20618764.letters-can-kirk-still-claim-countrys-national-church/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Letters: Can the Kirk still claim to be the country’s national church? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20618764" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20618764" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="4" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20618764"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="38" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-38" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/20615673.letters-nhs-still-functions-well-needed/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14363301.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14363301.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14363301.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14363301.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14363301.jpg" alt="Humza Yousaf at the Eye Centre, NHS Golden Jubilee National Hospital, in Clydebank" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14363301.jpg" alt="Humza Yousaf at the Eye Centre, NHS Golden Jubilee National Hospital, in Clydebank" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/20615673.letters-nhs-still-functions-well-needed/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Letters: The NHS still functions well when needed </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20615673" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20615673" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="4" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20615673"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="39" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-39" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/20615711.letters-elderly-nhs-patients-cant-use-new-technology-risk-being-abandoned/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14363407.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14363407.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14363407.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14363407.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14363407.jpg" alt="Accessing medical appointments on the phone can be difficult" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14363407.jpg" alt="Accessing medical appointments on the phone can be difficult" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/20615711.letters-elderly-nhs-patients-cant-use-new-technology-risk-being-abandoned/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">4</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/20615711.letters-elderly-nhs-patients-cant-use-new-technology-risk-being-abandoned/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Letters: Elderly NHS patients who can’t use new technology risk ‘being abandoned’ </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20615711" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20615711" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="4" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20615711"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="40" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-40" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/20605129.herald-view-nhs-situation-grim-changes-can-made-political-will/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14342504.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14342504.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14342504.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14342504.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14342504.jpg" alt="Herald View: The NHS situation is grim but changes can be made if the political will is there" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14342504.jpg" alt="Herald View: The NHS situation is grim but changes can be made if the political will is there" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20605129.herald-view-nhs-situation-grim-changes-can-made-political-will/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">6</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20605129.herald-view-nhs-situation-grim-changes-can-made-political-will/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Herald View: The NHS situation is grim but changes can be made if the political will is there </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20605129" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20605129" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="3" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20605129"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="41" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-41" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/20598890.letters-truss-tactless-comes-sturgeon-scotland/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14594506.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14594506.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14594506.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14594506.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14594506.jpg" alt="Letters: Truss is tactless when it comes to Sturgeon and Scotland" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14594506.jpg" alt="Letters: Truss is tactless when it comes to Sturgeon and Scotland" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/20598890.letters-truss-tactless-comes-sturgeon-scotland/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">12</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/20598890.letters-truss-tactless-comes-sturgeon-scotland/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Letters: Truss is tactless when it comes to Sturgeon and Scotland </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20598890" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20598890" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="2" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20598890"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="42" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-42" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/20592301.brian-wilson-cynical-calculations-shape-ministers-views-ferry-fiasco/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14342920.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14342920.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14342920.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14342920.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14342920.jpg" alt="‘The reality is that the ferry crisis poses no political threat to the SNP, unless it becomes a national issue’" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14342920.jpg" alt="‘The reality is that the ferry crisis poses no political threat to the SNP, unless it becomes a national issue’" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20592301.brian-wilson-cynical-calculations-shape-ministers-views-ferry-fiasco/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">24</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20592301.brian-wilson-cynical-calculations-shape-ministers-views-ferry-fiasco/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Brian Wilson: The cynical calculations that shape ministers’ views of the ferry fiasco </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20592301" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20592301" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="2" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20592301"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="43" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-43" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/20522386.brian-wilson-petty-dishonesty-now-passes-leadership-scotland/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14276358.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14276358.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14276358.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14276358.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14276358.jpg" alt="Judging by the First Minister’s language, the two years before the next General Election seem likely to be wasted on posturing and insults" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14276358.jpg" alt="Judging by the First Minister’s language, the two years before the next General Election seem likely to be wasted on posturing and insults" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20522386.brian-wilson-petty-dishonesty-now-passes-leadership-scotland/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">119</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20522386.brian-wilson-petty-dishonesty-now-passes-leadership-scotland/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Brian Wilson: The petty dishonesty that now passes for leadership in Scotland </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20522386" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20522386" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="3" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20522386"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="44" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-44" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/20522324.david-wilson-watch-film-thomas-hamilton-dont-think/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14276185.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14276185.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14276185.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14276185.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14276185.jpg" alt="Caleb Landry Jones won Best Actor accolade at the Cannes Film Festival" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14276185.jpg" alt="Caleb Landry Jones won Best Actor accolade at the Cannes Film Festival" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20522324.david-wilson-watch-film-thomas-hamilton-dont-think/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">3</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20522324.david-wilson-watch-film-thomas-hamilton-dont-think/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> David Wilson: Would we watch a film about Thomas Hamilton? I don't think we would </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20522324" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20522324" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="3" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20522324"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="45" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-45" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/20513275.martin-roche-creating-lasting-force-good-independent-scotland/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14261734.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14261734.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14261734.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14261734.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14261734.jpg" alt="Nicola Sturgeon has signalled that a second referendum or a general election fought on constitutional lines may perhaps soon loom larger in our lives" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14261734.jpg" alt="Nicola Sturgeon has signalled that a second referendum or a general election fought on constitutional lines may perhaps soon loom larger in our lives" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20513275.martin-roche-creating-lasting-force-good-independent-scotland/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">4</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20513275.martin-roche-creating-lasting-force-good-independent-scotland/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Martin Roche: Creating a lasting force for good in an independent Scotland </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20513275" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20513275" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="5" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20513275"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="46" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-46" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/politics/20301495.brian-taylor-will-leadership-contest-bring-tory-revival-dont-bet/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/14514559.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/14514559.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/14514559.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/14514559.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/14514559.jpg" alt="Truss and Sunak are competing to find some distance from Boris Johnson, their continuing boss; and both candidates have alluded to Margaret Thatcher" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/14514559.jpg" alt="Truss and Sunak are competing to find some distance from Boris Johnson, their continuing boss; and both candidates have alluded to Margaret Thatcher" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Brian Taylor </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/herald-view/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Herald View</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20301495.brian-taylor-will-leadership-contest-bring-tory-revival-dont-bet/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">22</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/politics/20301495.brian-taylor-will-leadership-contest-bring-tory-revival-dont-bet/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Will this leadership contest bring a Tory revival? 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