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.
Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered a tax-raising budget on November 26 with significant implications for businesses up and down the country.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
IFS researchers provide a response to the new economic forecast and major policy announcements contained in the 2025 Budget – this was a big Budget, but not in the way people were necessarily expecting.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
The latest update of the OBR’s forecasts was published on 26 November 2025 in the November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
Despite better-than-expected economic forecasts, the Autumn Budget on 26 November 2025 announced £26 billion of tax rises - taking the UK tax burden to a record high by the end of this Parliament - as the Chancellor sought to bolster her fiscal headroom and increase public spending.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
WTW’s commentary on the UK Autumn Budget 2025.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
Rachel Reeves has set out details of her second Budget since becoming chancellor.
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Friday Reading Edition 266 (17th October 2025)
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza will not bring a return of global ocean freight shipping to the Red Sea. Houthi rebels who have been launching attacks on Red Sea trade said the targeting of the maritime routes will continue. The complexities involved in making changes to global trade routes, and the uncertainty regarding how the Middle East situation will play out.
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Friday Reading Edition 266 (17th October 2025)
Considering the impacts of recent political events and conflicts on global trade, potential future disruptions and global trends for businesses – in addition to Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea and the trade war with China during the first Trump term, organizations now face the prospect of extensive US tariffs, an unstable Middle East and the outcome of the war in Ukraine.
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Friday Reading Edition 266 (17th October 2025)
With macroeconomic matters moderating, geopolitics has taken center stage with conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere threatening the world order. In this episode, host Colin Ellis calls on NATO advisor and geopolitics expert Klaus Dodds to assess today’s political and environmental flash points.
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Friday Reading Edition 263 (26th September 2025)
Finding the Right Balance in Uncertain Times - Global growth proved more resilient than expected in the first half of 2025, especially in many emerging markets but also the US. Industrial production and trade were buoyed by front-loading ahead of higher tariffs. Inflation in most G20 economies is projected to fall as economic growth and labour markets continue to soften – although the UK will have the highest inflation among the G7 countries this year.
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