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.
Agreement 25 Text
Friday Reading Edition 187 (2nd February 2024)
The focus of the world was on Belfast when global political leaders past and present arrived in Belfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement last April.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
On 7 November, King Charles outlined the government's priorities for the year ahead, in his first King's Speech as monarch.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
The Speech contained 21 pieces of primary legislation, and this article outlines the most important for the UK tech sector, as well as the priorities that did not make it into the Speech.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
The prime minister can call the next general election any time between now and 17 December 2024.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
The government is delaying the primary legislation necessary to establish the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) – the new statutory regulatory proposed to replace the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). What does this mean for companies?
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King’s Speech Text
Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
An explainer on what the King’s Speech is, and on other parliamentary terms and conventions.
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Friday Reading Edition 169 (8th September 2023)
The UK has seen the coronation of King Charles III, a change in the line of succession, and more.
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Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th July 2023)
In discussing Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank’s Coutts subsidiary, the NatWest CEO breached the group’s policy. Her compounding error was that she had not got her facts straight when talking to the media – it turned out that Coutts didn’t drop Farage solely because he had fallen below the qualifying criteria to be a client. Its reputational risk committee had also deemed him to be too risky, because his views “were at odds with our position as an inclusive organisation”.
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Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th July 2023)
Purpose can make organisations more aware of shifting external consumer sentiments. At the same time, the enthusiasm for corporate purpose brings its own risks – a botched corporate purpose programme could do more damage than having never engaged with the idea in the first place.
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Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th March 2023)
CEO activism — the practice of CEOs taking public positions on environmental, social, and political issues not directly related to their business — has become a hotly debated topic in corporate governance.
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