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Archos - Cohort 1

Introducing Archos COHORT 1

Archos is the policy workshop bringing together professionals with backgrounds in economics, entrepreneurship, policy and strategy, to ideate and formulate new economic and trade policy proposals for UK growth.

ἀρχός - Ancient Greek, ruler, leader

Focus areas

Achieving a budget surplus
"The state is bloated" - but can it be any other way? What's the balance between austerity and spending and how can state spending be restructured to optimise for growth?
Bolstering UK trade & exports
How do we push to make the UK a critical trading partner in the world? Which sectors should we strategically push, how should we do so, and [why] are we currently failing?
Effects of AI on mass employment
What are the effects of AI on physical industry and low-skill labour and how far should government go towards shielding these industries from automation and AI?

Monthly workshops

Bringing together a diverse network of strategists and operators, with the guide of an expert economist, to develop ideas and proposals on growth in 1 to 2 hour sessions

Location

Held at our office in Aldgate Tower, a 5-10 minute walk from Liverpool Street Station, and a 20-minute walk from Bank Station

Tools

You'll need a laptop/tablet, a GPT or Perplexity deep research subscription, and up to 2 hours (exc. travel time) to commit, each month.
It's time to bring big ideas back to the forefront of the UK's growth agenda.
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Work, insights and findings will be shared on social media channels - Chatham House Rules apply.