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 192 (8th March 2024)
IfG experts analyse Wednesday's budget announcement.
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
Tax cuts during a pre-election Budget make party-political sense. They ensure some electoral support and create constraints that a new government will find hard to overturn. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown faced a similar predicament during their first term in government. But the economic and geopolitical situation in 2024 is much worse than in 1997, warns Tony Hockley.
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
“We’ve learned to expect some degree of smoke and mirrors in the Budget. Today was no different, only on this occasion Mr Hunt decided to tax the smoke and to mirror the Labour party’s tax pledges on non-doms and North Sea oil.”
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Could there be a general election in May? Video and Text
Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
ITV's Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana explains why so many people are talking about a May election. Words by Westminster Producer, Maya Bowles.
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
As expected it was largely a Budget aimed at workers and families with National Insurance cuts, changes to the High Income Child Benefit Charge, and an increase to the VAT registration threshold. The non-dom announcement perhaps goes further than expected and the drop in the capital gains tax rate for residential property was a surprise.
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Friday Reading Edition 190 (23rd February 2024)
Both sides have suffered heavy loss—and as peace talks remain a distant prospect, the war faces a stalemate. How will geopolitical risks and relationships influence support for Ukraine in 2024? EIU’s latest report provides businesses with foresight of the critical global trends and risks that will emerge in 2024 as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Friday Reading Edition 190 (23rd February 2024)
Saturday marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. With the conflict at a frozen and brutal stalemate, Nick Schifrin discussed where the war is, and where it could go, with Michael Kofman, John Mearsheimer and Rebeccah Heinrichs.
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Friday Reading Edition 190 (23rd February 2024)
The UK announces more than 50 new sanctions to diminish Putin’s weapons arsenal and war chest new targets include munitions manufacturers, electronics companies, and diamond and oil traders.
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Friday Reading Edition 190 (23rd February 2024)
“A question four moment” refers to a step in a military planning framework, which deliberately forces the planner to consider if the situation has changed since they started work.
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Friday Reading Edition 190 (23rd February 2024)
This paper examines Russia’s deployment of cyber and information operations against Ukraine, assesses the effectiveness of Ukrainian responses, and outlines potential lessons for other states.
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