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Just how serious is the threat to the BBC posed by the Westminster government and should we be worried about it? 

Shared Education is the big new thing for helping society come together and improving schooling. But what are we supposed to expect?

Even if an under-pressure Iain Duncan Smith is forced from the cabinet his recent policies are set to run and run, writes Ian James Parsley. They have popular support and this is unlikely to change.

When flag protests were at their height, many observers both here and across the globe, shook their heads and despaired of Northern Ireland. 

The first gay couple to celebrate a civil partnership in Northern Ireland are seeking a judicial review challenging the ban on gay couples getting married here. 

The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has published new guidance to support charities in understanding the complexities of equality legislation as it may apply to them.

A new programme funded by Big Lottery Fund NI to support voluntary and community organisations understand and use open data effectively to create and enhance social, economic and environmental value was launched yesterday.

The recent Glasmullin dispute has raised questions about Northern Ireland’s planning laws, Scope dissects the issues. 

Scope looks at claims that the joint protocols between health and justice officials over the management of potentially criminal abuse encourage cover ups in local trusts.

When the Department of Education announced it was to stop funding Northern Ireland’s Bookstart scheme it said it was “working around the clock” to find alternative sources of funding. 

Last week the PUP released a report on education, focused on underachievement by working-class protestants. Scope takes a look at the points made by the paper – and identifies a further conclusion of its own.

Scope visits the newly-opened Museum of Orange Heritage on Belfast’s Cregagh Road. 

Another 12th of July, more phantasmagorical news footage of screaming, hatred and violence – what now for Brand Northern Ireland?

Theresa Villiers is not the first of her family to hold high office in Ireland. 

Analysis: Colin Harper of the Belfast Law Centre on the Mental Capacity Bill 

The first story from Detail Data has been published today.

Be aware of the details to look out for in a potentially suspect email and avoid being conned out of your personal details, computer security or your money.

Scope provides an update on the recent series of articles on abortion in Northern Ireland, an area of policy that is under extreme scrutiny currently, with developments coming at pace.

NICVA are delighted that the Code of Practice has been launched, a code aimed at reducing the administrative burden associated with grant funding to the voluntary and community sector.

There won’t be huge political fanfare, but a recent DHSSPS decision to increase access to free healthcare amongst vulnerable groups will save money and improve everyone’s health. Scope looks at why.

Scope examines further evidence that the government's flagship Transforming Your Care programme is not just stalled but going backwards. 

The decision by Belfast City Council to grant planning permission for a sports ground on open land in West Belfast creates an uneasy precedent and is out of step with planning policy elsewhere, Scope reports. 

The Joint Forum met for the second time this year on Friday 15th May.