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Chancellor George Osborne has paved the way for devolved corporation tax in Stormont. In the coming weeks Scope will examine the pros and cons of lowering the rate - here we look at some of the arguments against a reduction.

CollaborationNI hosted a one day conference to examine how partnership working may help to address the question of sustainability for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.

Paul Braithwaite, Development and Implementation Officer, Building Change Trust, looks at whether an Open Government could be the step change that Northern Ireland needs.

The first policy roundtable in Phase Two of CollaborationNI was held recently at The Long Gallery in Stormont. The event provided a platform to consider the potential of supply chains as a model of collaboration.

Early next year the Big Lottery Fund will unveil its spending priorities for the next six years with more than £100 million at stake, Scope caught up with Northern Ireland director Joanne McDowell to read the runes.

Young at Art's Claire Kelly talks to Scope about poor pay and conditions in the arts sector, and how she thinks collective bargaining can help.

The “gay cake” controversy has degenerated into a row between those who support gay marriage and those who do not. Scope probes further into a clash of human rights.

Quintin Oliver ran the Yes campaign in the referendum that followed the Good Friday Agreement. Here he analyses what has been achieved to date and the challenges that remain

Scope talks with Andrew McCracken, recently appointed chief executive at funding organisers CFNI, about the importance of empowerment and economic trouble on the horizon.

Every two to three years NICVA conducts a survey which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of changing salaries and employment benefit trends in the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern Ireland.

The founders of Northern Ireland realised that having segregated education would make division worse. They wanted kids to be taught together. Almost 100 years later this prospect looks as distant as ever. Scope asks why.

A look at the consequences for the third sector, and beyond, stemming from Stormont's Draft Budget for 2015/16

Doing good work is not always the same as doing work that has widespread popular support.

Kevin Hines jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco – and lived.

This article summarises the key points from the Draft Budget and is aimed at people in the voluntary and community sector who are replying to the consultation.

The tension between the media and health authorities has exploded into open warfare and the dispute goes to the heart of the function of the Press. Scope investigates.

CollaborationNI have been involved in supporting the Homelessness Prevention over the past year.

The Big Lottery Fund has appointed three new Northern Ireland committee members to make decisions on how National Lottery funding is invested.

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