Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Prime Minister Liz Truss has promised to push ahead with the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. In addition, she is reported to be planning to trigger Article 16 of the Protocol. While relations between the UK and the EU are now in a bad place, it is possible to find a way forward, provided both sides are prepared to move and then engage in hard, detailed negotiation. The issues are indeed complex, but if the UK and the EU can surely craft a solution here.
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[Subscription required] Writing in this Hong Kong-based newspaper, Mark Logan, vice-chair for the All-Party Parliamentary China Group in the UK, writes about what we can expect from the new prime minister with regard to UK-China relations.
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During her campaign, Liz Truss promised to unshackle the City of London by making the most of Brexit in the 164-billion-pound financial sector. What’s her plan?
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Friday Reading Edition 122 (16th September 2022)
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement achieved compromise by creating a new power-sharing government, facilitating disarmament, and abolishing border checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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Friday Reading Edition 114 (15th July 2022)
The invasion of Ukraine will, at least initially, complicate the transition path to a net-zero economy, but this tragic development could still prove to be a turning point in accelerating progress in the medium run.
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Friday Reading Edition 113 (8th July 2022)
Guidance to help employers, and their customers and suppliers understand the law relating to industrial action.
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
Developments in the European Union – under the EU Whistleblowing Directive, both private and public organisations must provide safe channels for whistleblowers to make reports, following which those individuals will be protected against any retaliation.
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
Since US whistleblowing legislation changed in 2011, there has been a sustained increase in the number of tip-offs received. Conversely, the UK has no legislation in place to financially reward those who raise issues of concern, and is showing signs of a downward trend in the number of cases reported to regulators (as at the time of this article).
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Friday Reading Edition 108 (27th May 2022)
Final report by Sue Grey, the Cabinet Office Second Permanent Secretary, on investigations into alleged gatherings during Covid restrictions.
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Friday Reading Edition 106 (13th May 2022)
Cyber security – even in a time of global unrest – remains a balance of different risks. Ian Levy, the NCSC's Technical Director, explains why.
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