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 141 (17th February 2023)
An overview of Scotland's gender law reform, which played a key role leading up to Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation. It is the first time a Section 35 order – which allows Westminster to prevent something the Scottish Parliament has voted for to become law – has been used.
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Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
A key report published by the opposition Labour Party in December, resulting from a commission led by former prime minister Gordon Brown, which sets out proposals for sweeping constitutional change for the UK, including abolishing the House of Lords and granting greater powers to the Scottish government.
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Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
An overview of the Scottish independence movement and implications for the future.
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Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
A collection of insights for business and investors on the potential impacts of Scottish independence.
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Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
There will be no immediate transfer of UK fighter jets to Ukraine, the defence secretary has said.
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Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
President Zelensky zipped from London to Paris to Brussels this week in his second trip abroad since Russia’s full-scale invasion of his country nearly a year ago. His message to leaders and lawmakers was that their military aid so far to his country has been substantial, but is not enough to repel Russia’s brutal invasion.
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Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
The scale of the withdrawal of international companies from Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine has become a powerful and multifaceted case study in crisis preparedness and response that cuts across geopolitics, regulatory, reputational, and security challenges.
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Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
Four experts to assess the results of the Russian war on Ukraine at the end of 2022. What were three main outcomes of the war so far? How will the situation evolve in the first months of 2023?
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Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
“I’ve never felt Brexit was about the economy. It was about sovereignty. But now we’ve done it we must explore the potential prizes.” CBI Director General Tony Danker takes a brutally honest look at the political and economic challenges the UK faces.
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Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
[Free to download upon sharing contact details] Released February 2023 – The latest edition of EIU’s Democracy Index report explores why democracy failed in Russia, how this led to the current war and why democracy in Ukraine is tied to its fight for sovereignty.
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