Scope Articles

The truth about health inequality

6 May 2021

If everyone were able to live healthier lives for longer, everyone would benefit.

Poverty is a trap

6 May 2021

Arguments against higher social security payments centre on incentivising work. This is flawed thinking. Right now, benefits are too low.

What we don't know about going digital

30 Apr 2021

Third and public sector bodies are rightly proud of how they responded to the pandemic, switching so many services from face-to-face to digital.

Major action on climate change is possible

29 Apr 2021

Could NI be on the edge of massive reform? The end of the pandemic is hopefully in sight, while other political ructions will herald change, in some form. A modern, green economy would be the best possible result.

Let's not get back to normal - it wasn't so nice

23 Apr 2021

Katherine Trebeck, Senior Strategic Advisor for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance argues the case for radical, lasting change.*

Time to address the brain drain

23 Apr 2021

During its short existence Northern Ireland’s only think tank Pivotal has made significant contributions to improving debate about some of the challenges we face.

Communicating is harder in the pandemic

22 Apr 2021

Covid-19 has left charities will a range of challenges that is broad and deep. One of these is communications, a crucial – but oft overlooked – aspect of any organisation.

How pandemic exposed weakness of the union

16 Apr 2021

An important new report explores how the UK government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has left an already fragile union even closer to breaking up.

Charity funding in a changing world

National Lottery Community Fund NI Director Kate Beggs

15 Apr 2021

Covid-19 has exacerbated a financial squeeze for the third sector. Scope speaks with Kate Beggs, from the National Lottery Community Fund, about the changing face of funding.

The road to grown-up government, tax and spend

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9 Apr 2021

Away from the headlines, the talk shows and the increasingly hysterical public discourse, work is underway that may ultimately lead to more grown-up government in Northern Ireland.

Tax the rich – even just a bit more

7 Apr 2021

Modern economics is hampered by politics. This has huge ramifications for Covid-19 recovery and, longer-term, for society, poverty and the third sector.

Lost lives: grief in a time of Covid

26 Mar 2021

This week marked a commemoration for all those who have lost their lives in the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time it took place the total was 126,284 across the UK of which 2,107 were from Northern Ireland.

Tackling loneliness will be a bellwether for Covid-19 recovery

25 Mar 2021

New research from the Red Cross lays bare how, for many people, coronavirus has led to loneliness. The root causes cut across every aspect of the pandemic.

Getting back to nature: unlocking the great outdoors

19 Mar 2021

One of the most frustrating paradoxes of life in Northern Ireland is that we are surrounded by great beauty but have precious little access to it.

News is a utility but, to survive, it needs charity

17 Mar 2021

Journalism is in crisis. Its weakness is part of something wider that is undermining society. Financing independent reporting is necessary – but not sufficient – to steer away from disaster. Journalism also needs public confidence.

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