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How everyone can improve health care

21 Sep 2018

The debate about the future of health care tends to centre around how we can raise more money to pay for it. Yet this neglects a vital issue.

Charities: when things go wrong

14 Sep 2018

Charities are under intense scrutiny after a series of media firestorms which have undermined public trust and confidence not just in the organisations concerned but the entire sector.

There will be unfortunate irony if Brexit is terrible - but the UK already had real problems

14 Sep 2018

Some major issues that drove Brexit could worsen after we leave the EU. This says some interesting things not just about the UK's decision - but also about the status quo we are leaving behind.

Charity retail saw remarkable growth last quarter

7 Sep 2018

Charity shops do great work fundraising for the sector, providing affordable goods, and recycling. But, with the High Streets struggling, are they too successful? Probably not – but the context is important. 

Give Stormont more powers to fix economy, says think tank

7 Sep 2018

A landmark report into the economy by an influential think tank argues that more devolution is a key element in boosting prosperity.

Investing in resilience

31 Aug 2018

Prevention is better than cure. When it comes to poor mental health, prevention can often mean resilience - but how can this be improved? Scope speaks with Action Mental Health about their efforts to do just that.

People power: how communities can take over public buildings

30 Aug 2018

Stevie McGirr of Development Trusts NI explains how community asset transfers work in advance of its conference on 19 September

Time to end this unfair tax break to help save Health?

30 Aug 2018

The health service desperately needs more money, with or without reform.

The Roughest Form of Justice

24 Aug 2018

Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement so-called punishment beatings are on the rise.

Fighting back against violence

Fight for Peace is working in Northern Irleand

17 Aug 2018

A new report from the Big Lottery Fund makes a good effort at illustrating what prevention and early intervention actually mean, when it comes to reducing youth violence.

We deserve better: bringing power to the people

17 Aug 2018

On August 28 Northern Ireland will have gone 589 days without a government.

The Red Cross you might not know

10 Aug 2018

As image concerns go, it's a bit different; the Red Cross is a world-famous organisation held in high esteem. However, most awareness concerns the work in the world's worst disaster zones. Their day to day is less spectacular but just as important.

Northern Ireland: a peace process in crisis

9 Aug 2018

A coalition of peace builders in Northern Ireland is reaching out to the community and voluntary sector to help inject new life into a faltering process.

Justice is expensive

Legal aid reforms in England and Wales have posed problems for the DoJ here.

3 Aug 2018

Local legal aid costs are very high. However, reforms in England and Wales highlight real problems of trying to reduce them effectively.

The crisis that will not go away: the scandal in the aid sector

1 Aug 2018

There is much more to the sexual exploitation and abuse scandal in the aid sector than the shocking headlines in the media this week suggest.

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