Circles/London
Logos Circle / London held its twelfth meeting on 27 July 2026, a year after it started. Its meetings have included a data-backed debate on public spending and state performance, and in July 2026 it launched gapmap.uk, a map of gaps in British civil society. In October 2026 it paused its meetups until early next year, with members carrying on the gap work online or in groups of up to three. It is also developing public education on UK government debt, policy trade-offs and digital governance.
Introduction
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Winnable issues completed
Dated by the day the work was done, or the meetup that reported it done. Figures are the Circle's own, from its reports.
| # | Date | Issue | Area | What was delivered | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Jul 2026 | gapmap.uk launch | Governance | The Circle launched gapmap.uk at its one-year meeting. The site ranks 204 gaps and lists 115 resources and 11 outcomes. The mapping drew on twelve months of Circle meetings, small group sessions and private one-to-ones, done with allies from the Anglofuturist movement. | t/1841 |
Working on
The October report proposes an Exit Friction Index, gap 217 on gapmap.uk, to measure how hard it is to leave UK banks, pensions and platforms. A first version would cover two areas and about 10 to 15 institutions in eight weeks (t/1986).
Local context
In the UK, there is growing public concern around both digital governance and the country’s long-term fiscal stability. However, public understanding of how government debt, past spending decisions, and regulatory choices intersect with everyday life remains limited. Many people experience the downstream effects—reduced public services, infrastructure strain, and rising living costs—without a clear framework connecting these outcomes to long-term policy decisions. At the same time, digital systems and internet governance structures shape how information about these issues is accessed and understood.
Winnable Issue: Public Awareness Initiative on UK Debt, Policy Trade-offs, and Digital Governance
Goal: Build public understanding of how historical government policy decisions—including fiscal choices, debt accumulation, and digital regulation—affect both the UK’s economic trajectory and citizens’ daily lives. The initiative focuses on making these relationships legible to the public, connecting macro-level debt dynamics and policy trade-offs with lived experience, while also highlighting how digital infrastructure and media ecosystems shape public awareness of these issues.
Status: Early stage. The Logos Circle London is developing educational formats and public engagement approaches that link fiscal policy, government debt, and digital governance into accessible narratives. The emphasis is on helping communities understand the long-term consequences of policy decisions, strengthening civic literacy around both economic and digital systems, and contributing to more informed public discourse on reform priorities.
In LAN
- Mapping the Gaps, Issue 1, page 20.
Reports
- April 2026, seventh Circle, public spending debate: t/1585
- May 2026, eighth Circle, automation and algorithmic profiling in welfare: t/1632
- June 2026, workshop at the London School of Economics with LSE Blockchain Society: t/1696
- June 2026, talk on governance and records: t/1700
- July 2026, June Circle, Chat Control and the UK debt campaign: t/1763
- July 2026, one-year Circle and gapmap.uk launch: t/1841
- October 2026, format change and pause: t/1986