Fabians appoint new Deputy General Secretary

Marcus Roberts has been appointed as the new Deputy General Secretary of the Fabian Society, working alongside General Secretary Andrew Harrop, who was appointed a few months ago. Harrop welcomed the appointment, saying:

“I am delighted to welcome Marcus Roberts to the Fabian Society. He completes what is an entirely new team at the top of the Fabians and will bring with him a wealth of policy expertise and political know how that will define and shape the future Fabian policy agenda as we embark on this new period in our history.”

Marcus served as Field Director of the Ed Miliband for Leader campaign and was Campaign Manager for Rushanara Ali’s 2010 Bethnal Green & Bow election. He is a Founding Partner of Zentrum Consulting and also worked on the Al Gore, John Kerry and Barack Obama US presidential campaigns. He has previously contributed to Fabian Society events and publications on movement politics and party reform and worked on the Refounding Labour consultation.

Speaking to LabourList this afternoon, Marcus said:

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Society as the Fabians explore exciting new policy ground on the role of the state in an era of coalition cutbacks and Labour ‘colour’ arguments, the future of public services and the composition and policy implications of what Miliband has called “the new economic bargain.”