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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NI Direct government services
An explainer on the different levels of government in Northern Ireland.
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WTW, 24th February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 0203)
Bots, sensors, virtual assistants and robots are disrupting work models, creating new opportunities and risks. This article identifies key steps to help you responsibly address these new game-changing AI technologies and update your work and talent models to embrace them.
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BBC, 28th March 2023
First came the backstop, then the protocol, now we can expect to hear a lot more about the "Stormont brake" as it is added to the Brexit lexicon.
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Institute for Government, 27th March 2023
An explanation of the new ‘Windsor Framework’ between the UK and the EU.
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HM Government, 2nd January 2023
The text of the agreement in principle, as reached by the UK and the EU on 27 February.
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Centre for European Reform, 2nd January 2023
The Windsor deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol may herald warmer UK-EU ties. It has strengthened von der Leyen and Sunak. But the Retained EU Law bill promises trouble.
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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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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