Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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.

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Airmic, 23rd February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 142 (24th February 2023)
This report demonstrates why risk and internal audit professionals need to relook at the way they collaborate, as their organisations build resilience amid the maelstrom of geopolitical risks.
Foreign Policy, 22nd February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 142 (24th February 2023)
Earlier this week, and on the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden delivered dueling speeches, each offering different visions of Russia’s war in Ukraine and world events more generally.
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Chatham House, 21st February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 142 (24th February 2023)
This week at Chatham House, experts examined how the world has changed since 24 February 2022.
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Pushkin House, 27th September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 142 (24th February 2023)
Yekaterina Schulmann is a public intellectual and prominent Kremlin critic now exiled in Germany. Is there any hope that the war will end any time soon? What should the citizens of the global West be focusing on? Are there any optimistic scenarios? Pushkin House is an independent cultural centre in London which now calls for new enquiry and re-evaluation of Russian culture.
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House of Commons Library, 15th November 2023
Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
A guide to devolution in the UK – the term used to describe the process of transferring power from the centre (Westminster) to the nations and regions.
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Institute for Government, 15th February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
How will the Scottish National Party (SNP) elect its next leader? What does Sturgeon’s resignation mean for the SNP’s independence strategy?
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BBC, 17th January 2023
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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Labour, 12th May 2022
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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The Economist, 18th April 2021
Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
An overview of the Scottish independence movement and implications for the future.
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Herbert Smith Freehills
Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
A collection of insights for business and investors on the potential impacts of Scottish independence.