Andrew Fisher (born 28 December 1979) is an English political adviser and researcher, writer, and trade unionist. He served as Director of Policy of the Labour Party, under leader Jeremy Corbyn, from 2015 to 2019. [3][4][5][6][7]
After Jeremy Corbyn became Leader of the Labour Party in September 2015, Fisher was appointed as an adviser.[12] In November 2015, he was suspended from the Labour Party, following complaints from other Labour party members, for appearing to endorse a Class War candidate in the May 2015 general election.[4][6] In a statement, Corbyn stated that he still had full confidence in him.[14][15] Fisher apologised and said that he had been misinterpreted. His suspension was lifted by the Labour National Executive Committee later in the month, and he was issued with a warning.[16]
On 21 September 2019, he announced that he was resigning before the end of the year to spend more time with his family.[17] He had a key role in the party's campaign in the December 2019 general election. [18]
Fisher has also maintained a blog at LEAP Economics.[10] He is the author of The Failed Experiment: And How to Build an Economy that Works, a book published in 2014 about the financial crisis of 2007–2008. According to one reviewer, the book "argues for the urgent need for a fundamental democratisation of the economy, and recognises this will require a re-intensification of popular struggles."[19]