Scope Articles

Better together: the case for government reform

24 Jan 2020

The Northern Ireland government is divided into nine departments, each with clear responsibilities, separate budgets and ministerial leadership.

NI Health Survey points to difficult conversations

Dr Michael McBride - crafting his message with care

22 Jan 2020

If we save our health service, one key strut will be more personal responsibility for individuals. The latest annual Health Survey shows why encouraging healthier lifestyles can be tricky.

Stormont: Better outcomes demand better government

17 Jan 2020

If the revived Executive and Assembly is to be a success how it works will be just as important as what it does.

Stormont’s back – and everyone’s inbox is full

Stormont’s return has left the NIHRC annual statement out of date, sort of - but it’s also more relevant than when it was published.

16 Jan 2020

The Assembly’s return is a big deal and surely better than the past three years. However, the list of issues MLAs face is enormous. Scope looks at human rights in NI.

More than a good start

9 Jan 2020

Sure Start is two decades old but still going strong. Scope takes a look at a long-running programme that has managed to stay fresh.

Suicides in NI: causes and prevention

9 Jan 2020

Scope examines the suicide crisis in Northern Ireland and looks at causes and solutions.

Northern Ireland: more Tallinn than Finchley

19 Dec 2019

We are often told that the UK is a powerful western economy. But that is profoundly misleading.

Reductive politics is on collision course with reality

18 Dec 2019

It wasn’t just election week, it was Brexit election week. Or was it? And what about the Stormont talks? Voters are more subtle than politicians and we stand at a policy crossroads. Without fixes there could be enormous public anger.

Boris and the Northern Ireland problem

13 Dec 2019

Now that the General Election is over we can only hope that Boris Johnson’s new government is better than the last one. But at least there will be one, which is more than can be said for Northern Ireland.

The importance of self-efficacy

12 Dec 2019

Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in their ability to succeed at tasks they take on. We should all know more about it, and its effects.

Schools: the price of segregation

6 Dec 2019

The troubled history of the Northern Irish state is full of “if only” moments.

Hunger is an issue this Christmas and New Year

5 Dec 2019

Food banks, Universal Credit and holiday hunger are different issues, but all are interlinked. That relationship comes into sharper focus at this time of year.

Media failings make resuscitating Stormont harder

29 Nov 2019

Local journalism didn’t bring down the Executive but its shortcomings perhaps greased the wheels of collapse and are helping to manage its ongoing non-existence.

Religion and the Troubles

28 Nov 2019

The conflict in Northern Ireland was not a religious war in the classic sense of the phrase.

Transforming Northern Ireland

21 Nov 2019

Northern Ireland’s new think tank has just published its first piece of work.

Search form

Filter by a topic of your interest