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 180 (17th November 2023)
Hear KPMG’s reactions to the Autumn Statement 2023. Tim Sarson, Partner and Head of Tax Policy will be joined by Yael Selfin, Chief Economist, and Colin Ben-Nathan, Director, Tax at KPMG.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
This week’s King’s Speech has paved the way for a further weakening of climate policy in the UK by introducing a bill to support future oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. Esin Serin and Anna Valero explain how this approach endangers global efforts to keep the 1.5°C target alive in the run-up to COP28 while also lacking environmental, economic and political logic at home.
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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)
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 prime minister can call the next general election any time between now and 17 December 2024.
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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 177 (3rd November 2023)
Leading AI nations have reached a world-first agreement at Bletchley Park establishing a shared understanding of the opportunities and risks posed by frontier AI.
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Friday Reading Edition 176 (27th October 2023)
The Israel-Hamas conflict has been accompanied by a series of disruptive cyber attacks from cyber activist groups targeting organisations in Israel and those perceived as pro-Israel in other countries. Cyber operations motivated by the conflict are likely to present a growing threat to organisations in the region, and potentially globally, as the conflict progresses.
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Friday Reading Edition 174 (13th October 2023)
A broader conflict involving Iran could lead to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz—disrupting the global energy market. By Elisabeth Braw, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a consultant with WTW Research Network.
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Friday Reading Edition 174 (13th October 2023)
The attack will set back Israel’s plans for normalization with its neighbours – and could have implications for the war in Ukraine
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