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 304 (31st July 2026)
In Britain, already close to 20% of the population are aged over 65, and this will rise to over a quarter of the population by the 2070s. Demographic ageing is one of the most important challenges facing developed countries in the 21st century. How England can respond to these challenges, particularly in terms of its health and care system, is the focus of this report.
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Friday Reading Edition 304 (31st July 2026)
The UK’s low and declining birth rate, alongside increasing life expectancy, is contributing to population ageing. This has raised concerns about potential effects on the size of the workforce, demand for public services and economic growth. This briefing considers these issues and sets out the government’s response to such concerns.
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Friday Reading Edition 304 (31st July 2026)
Late last year, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee concluded its inquiry into how the UK is preparing for an ageing society. But its central warning that the UK is “strikingly unprepared” for the demographic changes reshaping our economy, public services and communities, seems set to go unheeded.
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Friday Reading Edition 304 (31st July 2026)
Our demographic profile in the UK is changing – we are living longer. Our needs are changing and in turn, the demands on our public services are changing. How do we manage demographic risk and how does our demographic profile affect the needs of our ageing population?
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Friday Reading Edition 303 (24th July 2026)
Andrew Leigh, the bestselling author of The Shortest History of Economics, tells the story of human innovation by identifying three of its most essential driving forces: tinkering, teams and trade. He examines hotbeds of creativity, the forces that suppress them and the unexpected ways ideas travel across borders and disciplines.
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The Doom Loop Text
Friday Reading Edition 303 (24th July 2026)
Acclaimed economist Eswar S. Prasad argues that the very forces expected to stabilise the world order are fuelling disarray. Globalisation has deepened inequality in many countries, stoked political backlash and triggered trade wars. we are caught in a destructive feedback loop between economics, domestic politics, and geopolitics. With instability the new status quo, we need radical solutions to reinvigorate the world economy, prioritise common aspirations – and halt the downward spiral.
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Friday Reading Edition 303 (24th July 2026)
Regime Change is the definitive account of the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency, based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administration’s most closely guarded rooms. Also sheds new light on the decision to go to war with Iran.
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Friday Reading Edition 302 (17th July 2026)
If you or your people are in the region right now, here's what to do.
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Friday Reading Edition 301 (10th July 2026)
Factors such as the geographies in which they operate, the profile of their sponsors, fans, the very sport itself, any links they have with states, industries and organisations, and many other factors.
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Friday Reading Edition 300 (3rd July 2026)
The top US judicial body issued rulings on Tuesday in three important cases, as it brought to a close another momentous nine-month term heavily focused on legal disputes involving Trump and his administration. Dissenting liberal justices in one ruling said it handed too much power to the president, allowing him even to act in defiance of laws.
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