Dave Clements is a writer on social policy, contributing to publications including Guardian Unlimited and Community Care Magazine. He is co-editor of The Future of Community (Pluto, 2008) and a founding member of the Future Cities Project. He has spent over a decade working in local government, predominantly in social care both in childrens and adults services. He regularly debates on public platforms, is a member of the Battle of Ideas orgnanizing committee and convenor of the Institute of Ideas Social Policy Forum.