Dave Clements
policy advisor; writer; co-editor, The Future of Community

Dave is a policy advisor with over two decades experience working in local government and the public and voluntary sectors. He also contributes to public discussions on everything from welfare and social care to housing and community, and has written for publications including the Guardian, Independent, Huffington Post, International Business Times, The MJ , Community Care and spiked.

Dave has featured as a commentator on TV and radio, including Sky News, BBC1’s Sunday Morning Live, and Ireland’s Newstalk. He is contributing co-editor of The Future of Community (Pluto, 2008) and a contributor to The Future of the Welfare State (Axess, 2017).

Follow Dave on Twitter @daveclements and subscribe to his Substack.

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