Paul Hilder is co-founder of Crowdpac, 38 Degrees and openDemocracy. He has played leadership roles at Change.org, Avaaz and Oxfam, and was a candidate for general secretary of the Labour party.
“let us turn our faces to the future again. Our adversaries have succeeded in their revolution. Its fruits will be bitter, but there is opportunity in this crisis.”
Previously unknown recording reveals extraordinary ‘black ops’ on three continents – exploiting weaknesses in democracies left wide open by governments and Silicon Valley.
Previously unknown recording reveals extraordinary ‘black ops’ on three continents – exploiting weaknesses in democracies left wide open by governments and Silicon Valley.
David Cameron's former adviser and openDemocracy's co-founder, both of Crowdpac, debate how to vote in the EU referendum the evening before polls open.
We find ourselves at a crossroads. The path of our country and the character of our democracy will be shaped afresh in the coming months, for good or ill.
Paul Hilder was co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of openDemocracy.net. He is now Director of Campaigns for the UK arm of Oxfam, the global development movement.
I was one of the merry band of openDemocracy founders, so I believe in talking. Global dialogue is vital especially when perspectives are diverging and vulnerability is mutual.
But we
Is the party over? Will political parties stagger on in name alone? Or can they be renewed and if so, how?
These questions are not trumpeted from newsstands. But they
