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 187 (2nd February 2024)
DUP leaders debated a new deal focused on concessions made in Westminster. Five hours of talks later - they said ‘yes’. After almost two years Northern Ireland might have a government again.
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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 186 (26th January 2024)
The UK and US attacked Houthi sites in Yemen on 11 January, following the group's attacks on Red Sea shipping. What is the background and situation in Yemen?
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Friday Reading Edition 186 (26th January 2024)
Roxanne Escobales, editor of The World Today, is joined by Tom Sharpe, a former commander in the Royal Navy and defence columnist with The Telegraph. Joining them are Dr Sanam Vakil, the director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, and Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow with Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.
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Friday Reading Edition 186 (26th January 2024)
Watchers will be concerned not only with how the Houthi’s will respond – a response likely to be defiant, but also, what the US and its allies are willing to do next to counter a persistent Houthi threat in the Red Sea without risking further escalation.
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Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
The Global Risks Report explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade, against a backdrop of rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, a warming planet and conflict. As cooperation comes under pressure, weakened economies and societies may only require the smallest shock to edge past the tipping point of resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. It sets out the government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead, affecting the take-home pay and household budgets of millions of people, as well as the funding for key public services. Here is a summary of the main measures.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
The chancellor presented his autumn statement alongside the latest forecasts from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was among the keynote speakers at the CBI's annual conference in London. He addressed the public ahead of his autumn statement, where he focused on helping struggling families with the cost of living
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