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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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" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18733048.jpg" alt="For many Americans, Donald Trump’s rise to power revealed that we don’t know each other very well. " class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-exclusive-label"> Exclusive </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/donald-trump/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Donald Trump</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24704768.election-day-people-tell-really/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">11</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24704768.election-day-people-tell-really/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> On Election Day, people tell you who they really are </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24704768" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24704768" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="1" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24704768"> </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="/news/24699288.us-election-means-scotland/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18725519.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18725519.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18725519.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18725519.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18725519.jpg" alt="What does the US election mean for Scotland?" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18725519.jpg" alt="What does the US election mean for Scotland?" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Unspun 🗳️ </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/nostalgia-scottish-heritage/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">#nostalgia #scottish heritage</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24699288.us-election-means-scotland/#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/24699288.us-election-means-scotland/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> What the US election means for Scotland? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24699288" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24699288" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="1" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24699288"> </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="/news/24695706.prospect-faster-rate-cuts-quelled-seismic-budget/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18559860.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18559860.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18559860.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18559860.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18559860.jpg" alt="The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates next week" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18559860.jpg" alt="The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates next week" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Business Week </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/budget-2024/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Budget 2024</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24695706.prospect-faster-rate-cuts-quelled-seismic-budget/#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="/news/24695706.prospect-faster-rate-cuts-quelled-seismic-budget/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Prospect of faster rate cuts quelled by Reeves' seismic Budget </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24695706" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24695706" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="1" data-content-level="3 Best" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24695706"> </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="/news/24689607.budgets-not-complicated---now-time-scotland-act/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18709465.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18709465.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18709465.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18709465.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18709465.jpg" alt="Sign up for the Unspun politics newsletter and receive exclusive analysis and opinion straight to your inbox." class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18709465.jpg" alt="Sign up for the Unspun politics newsletter and receive exclusive analysis and opinion straight to your inbox." class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Unspun 🗳️ </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/labour-party/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Labour Party</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24689607.budgets-not-complicated---now-time-scotland-act/#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/24689607.budgets-not-complicated---now-time-scotland-act/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Budgets should no longer be a space for dull men trying to overcomplicate things </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24689607" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24689607" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="1" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24689607"> </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="/news/24685813.analysis-alex-salmonds-passing-casts-shadow-snp/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18702913.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18702913.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18702913.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18702913.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18702913.jpg" alt="Pall bearers carry the coffin into the funeral service of the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, at Strichen Parish Church. The former Alba Party and SNP leader died of a heart attack while attending a conference in North Macedonia." class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18702913.jpg" alt="Pall bearers carry the coffin into the funeral service of the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, at Strichen Parish Church. The former Alba Party and SNP leader died of a heart attack while attending a conference in North Macedonia." class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Unspun 🗳️ </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/alba/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Alba</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24685813.analysis-alex-salmonds-passing-casts-shadow-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="/news/24685813.analysis-alex-salmonds-passing-casts-shadow-snp/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Analysis: Alex Salmond's passing casts a long shadow over the SNP </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24685813" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24685813" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24685813"> </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="/news/24683489.greens-using-budget-take-ultimate-revenge-snp/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18699382.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18699382.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18699382.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18699382.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18699382.jpg" alt="Sign up for the Unspun politics newsletter and receive exclusive analysis and opinion straight to your inbox." class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18699382.jpg" alt="Sign up for the Unspun politics newsletter and receive exclusive analysis and opinion straight to your inbox." class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Unspun 🗳️ </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/scottish-greens/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Scottish Greens</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24683489.greens-using-budget-take-ultimate-revenge-snp/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">16</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24683489.greens-using-budget-take-ultimate-revenge-snp/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Are the Greens all talk or will they use budget as ultimate revenge on SNP? 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50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/9743171.jpg" alt="Time to play the long game as high-stakes budget crunch approaches" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/9743171.jpg" alt="Time to play the long game as high-stakes budget crunch approaches" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Business Voices </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/budget-2024/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Budget 2024</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/24646331.time-play-long-game-budget-crunch-draws-near/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Time to play the long game as high-stakes budget crunch approaches </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24646331" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24646331" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="1" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24646331"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="35" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-35" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/24651212.can-salmonds-death-unite-scottish-independence-cause/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18646994.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18646994.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18646994.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18646994.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 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50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18642609.jpg" alt="Alex Salmond" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18642609.jpg" alt="Alex Salmond" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Analysis </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/alex-salmond/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Alex Salmond</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/24648482.will-happen-alex-salmonds-unfinished-business/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> What will happen to Alex Salmond's unfinished business? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24648482" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24648482" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="20" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24648482"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="37" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-37" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/24641946.snp-mood-lifts-labour-marks-disastrous-100-days-power/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18631215.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18631215.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18631215.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18631215.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18631215.jpg" alt="Labour mark its 100 days in power" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18631215.jpg" alt="Labour mark its 100 days in power" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Analysis </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/general-election-2024/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">General Election 2024</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24641946.snp-mood-lifts-labour-marks-disastrous-100-days-power/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">85</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24641946.snp-mood-lifts-labour-marks-disastrous-100-days-power/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Analysis: SNP bounce back as Labour mark 'dreadful' 100 days in power </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24641946" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24641946" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="20" data-content-level="3 Best" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24641946"> </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/24644635.operation-branchform-taking-long/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18635278.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18635278.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18635278.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18635278.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18635278.jpg" alt="Graphic showing police tent in Nicola Sturgeon's garden" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18635278.jpg" alt="Graphic showing police tent in Nicola Sturgeon's garden" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Unspun 🗳️ </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/copfs/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">COPFS</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24644635.operation-branchform-taking-long/#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="/news/24644635.operation-branchform-taking-long/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Why is Operation Branchform taking so long? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24644635" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24644635" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="20" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24644635"> </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/24641813.unspun-tories-lurch-right-cleverly-voted/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18631066.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18631066.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18631066.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18631066.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18631066.jpg" alt="Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, Conservative Party leadership candidates" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18631066.jpg" alt="Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, Conservative Party leadership candidates" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Unspun 🗳️ </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/conservative-party/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Conservative Party</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24641813.unspun-tories-lurch-right-cleverly-voted/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">10</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24641813.unspun-tories-lurch-right-cleverly-voted/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Tories lurch to the Right as Cleverly voted out </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24641813" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24641813" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="1" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24641813"> </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="/news/24638743.inside-mcsweeney-gray-clash-downing-street/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18626331.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18626331.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18626331.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18626331.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18626331.jpg" alt="Sue Gray - Keir Starmer - Morgan MacSweeney montage - Please credit Damian Shields" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18626331.jpg" alt="Sue Gray - Keir Starmer - Morgan MacSweeney montage - Please credit Damian Shields" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Unspun 🗳️ </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/morgan-mcsweeney/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Morgan McSweeney</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24638743.inside-mcsweeney-gray-clash-downing-street/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">5</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24638743.inside-mcsweeney-gray-clash-downing-street/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Morgan McSweeney: Starmer’s new ‘unassuming’ top aide with a ‘ruthless’ streak </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24638743" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24638743" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="20" data-content-level="2 Better" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24638743"> </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/24625852.blame-state-scottish-economy/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18605807.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18605807.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18605807.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18605807.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/18605807.jpg" alt="Nearly half of Scots expect the economy to get worse" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/18605807.jpg" alt="Nearly half of Scots expect the economy to get worse" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> ANALYSIS </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/scottish-politics/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Scottish politics</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24625852.blame-state-scottish-economy/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">10</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/24625852.blame-state-scottish-economy/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Voters blame Tories (closely followed by the SNP) for the state of Scottish economy </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-24625852" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="24625852" data-original-site="The Herald" data-rating="1" data-content-level="3 Best" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-national-today-subject="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="24625852"> </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="/news/24628255.talk-tory-split-findlays-leadership/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/18609609.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/18609609.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/18609609.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/18609609.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 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// the set up code googletag.cmd.push(function() { $.each(adUnits, function(i, data) { // check if the dom exists if ($('#'+data.domName).length === 0) { return; } var dfp = null; if (data.slotType === 'standard') { // get the correct sizes, using the alternate_sizes if they exist and we are on a mobile site var sizes = data.sizes; if (data.alternate_mobile_size && isMobile()) { sizes = data.alternate_mobile_size; } // push this ad slot through dfp = googletag.defineSlot(googleId, sizes, data.domName) .addService(googletag.pubads()) .setTargeting("position", data.positionName) .setCollapseEmptyDiv(data.collapseContainer); // check if we have an array of targets, and assign them as a companion if we do if (data.targets instanceof Array && data.targets.length > 0 ) { dfp.setTargeting('companion', data.targets); } } else if (data.slotType === 'outofpage') { dfp = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(googleId, data.domName) .addService(googletag.pubads()) .setTargeting("position", data.positionName) .setCollapseEmptyDiv(data.collapseContainer); // check if we have an array of targets, and assign them as a companion if we do if (data.targets instanceof Array && data.targets.length > 0 ) { dfp.setTargeting('companion', data.targets); } } // store dfpHolder[data.domName] = dfp; }); if (adLight === true) { googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion('adlight'); // var adlightexplanation = '<div class="adlight-explanation">I\'m a subscriber <a href="#" class="adlight-explanation-link">Why am I seeing this advert?</a></div>'; // if ($('#DFP_premium_mpu').length > 0) { // $('#DFP_premium_mpu').before(adlightexplanation); // } // if ($('#DFP_standard_mpu_1').length > 0) { // $('#DFP_standard_mpu_1').before(adlightexplanation); // } // var imageIds = [11497497, 11497535, 11497536, 11497541, 11497542, 11497545, 11497546, 11497547]; // var imageId = imageIds[Math.floor(Math.random() * imageIds.length)]; // $('.adlight-explanation-link').click(function(e) { // e.preventDefault(); // $('#adlight-explanation-modal-image').attr('src', '/resources/images/' + imageId + '/').show(); 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$.removeCookie('tracking_block_index', { path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain, }); return ref; } function getRefFromCookie() { var ref = $.cookie('tracking_block'); $.removeCookie('tracking_block', { path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain, }); return ref; } function getOmnitureTrackingFromCookie(key, preExistingValue) { var ref = $.cookie('o-' + key); if(typeof(ref) === 'undefined') { ref = preExistingValue } else { ref = decodeURIComponent(ref); $.removeCookie('o-' + key, { path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain, }); } return ref; } function getValidatedAPList() { var validList = [1100, 1101, 1002, 1006, 1010, 1014, 1018, 1022, 1200, 1202, 1205, 1300, 1602, 1605, 1608, 1612, 1616, 1500, 1503, 1507, 1509, 1512, 1402, 1406, 1409, 1412, 1416, 14331, 14333, 14335, 14336, 14339, 14342, 14344, 14345, 14346, 14350, 14351, 14353, 14359, 14366, 14370, 14371, 14377, 14388, 14394, 14396, 14399, 14407, 14221, 14423, 15679, 15681, 15682, 15683, 15684, 15686, 15687, 15688, 15975]; 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