Alice McCool

Orbán’s pay cheques: Reform candidate fuelled by profits from Russian oil The Reform candidate at this month’s byelection claims he wants to put Britain first, but is he still on the payroll of Viktor Orbán’s far-right propaganda unit?

‼️ Just 2 days until Gorton and Denton byelection, so please keep sharing my story far + wide about Reform's candidate!

P.s. Matt Goodwin has also collaborated with the Danube Institute, another Orbán-funded outfit in Hungary – led by Thatcher's former advisor... goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c...

X challenges €120m fine under EU censorship law at top European court X this week launched a landmark legal challenge against the €120 million fine it received in December under the Digital Services Act (DSA), an EU censorship law.

Sooo the Christian right group behind the rollback of abortion rights in the US is funding Elon Musk's X's case against the EU now... adfinternational.org/news/x-chall...

Putin’s megaphone: Orbán’s far-right push into UK universities is fuelled by Russian oil Good Law Project has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK

My investigation into the wider influence operation: goodlawproject.org/putins-megap...

My follow-up piece on Reform byelection candidate Matt Goodwin: goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c...

NEW: My attempt at a one minute sum up of my latest
@goodlawproject.bsky.social investigations into a Viktor Orbán-funded influence op in the UK. Links to the written stories below 👇🧵

Please share. Only a week to go until the Gorton and Denton byelection...

Starmer ally Josh Simons faces fresh questions about digging dirt on journalists Tory and SNP chiefs call for Labour minister Simons to ‘come clean’ as we reveal new details of PR firm’s campaign to discredit journalists

🔴 Wife of Keir Starmer’s comms chief had direct knowledge of Labour Together’s investigation into journalists

Full story on Democracy for Sale:

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/starmer-al...

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From Russia to the far right: the shadowy forces challenging the NHS puberty blockers trial | Good Law Project CitizenGO is backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. Good Law Project’s undercover investigation shows that it’s ramping up its work in the UK.

🚨 You may have seen the news that N Ireland has pulled out of the puberty blocker trial due to a judicial review attempting to halt it.

You may not have seen is that the lawsuit is funded by a global anti-abortion Christian Right group. My investigation: goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...

Orbán’s pay cheques: Reform candidate fuelled by profits from Russian oil The Reform candidate at this month’s byelection claims he wants to put Britain first, but is he still on the payroll of Viktor Orbán’s far-right propaganda unit?

“This is more confirmation that Reform and Goodwin are not just part of an extremist anti-British project...but are also enriching themselves on foreign far-right money.”

Thanks to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for the quote ✊ Pls share it far + wide (beyond Bluesky!) goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c...

Putin’s megaphone: Orbán’s far-right push into UK universities is fuelled by Russian oil | Good Law Project Good Law Project has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK

My investigation, ft. anti-trans figurehead + JK Rowling pal Kathleen Stock, Palantir founder Peter Thiel, Spectator editor and ex-cabinet minister Michael Gove, Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán...and Oxbridge. To name a few.

goodlawproject.org/putins-megap...

Orbán’s pay checks: Reform candidate fuelled by profits from Russian oil The Reform candidate at this month’s byelection claims he wants to put Britain first, but is he still on the payroll of Viktor Orbán’s far-right propaganda unit?

BREAKING: Reform UK's candidate in the upcoming byelection Matt Goodwin says he wants his “country back”.

But he's got close ties to the influence op I exposed last week. As a visiting fellow at MCC in Hungary he'll have received a salary of up to €10,000 a month. goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c...

Screenshot of QueerAF newsletter that reads: Dark money is fuelling anti-trans speakers and rhetoric in the UK. A new investigation tracks some of it back to Russian oil profits. A new investigation by the Good Law Project has revealed profits from Russian oil are being funnelled, via Hungary, into platforms enabling anti-trans speakers to spread transphobic rhetoric.

Profits from Russian oil are being funnelled into platforms enabling anti-trans speakers to spread transphobic rhetoric, an investigation by @mccoolingtons.bsky.social of @goodlawproject.bsky.social reveals 👇

Understand more: www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...

You weren't to know! I'm v grateful to Byline for covering it. And just so glad it is out there. Would be great to see you and the gang again soon.

Lol. And hi Sheridan! Thanks for sharing my investigation 😎

Nigel Farage Advisor Tied to Russian Oil Profits Via Orban-Backed Influence Operation The man in charge of developing Reform's plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money

Thanks to the icons at @bylinetimes.bsky.social for covering my @goodlawproject.bsky.social investigation into a Viktor Orbán / Russian oil funded network infiltrating the British establishment 👀 bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...

Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills

Absolutely brilliant take-down by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?

Trans lives are real and they matter. The courts must recognise that The High Court’s decision is wrong and we will appeal it

FAQs here: goodlawproject.org/resource/faq...

Blog from Jo Maugham @goodlawproject.org here: goodlawproject.org/trans-lives-...

High Court rules on lawfulness of the EHRC’s interim guidance High Court decides services may lawfully allow trans women to use women’s facilities – but the fight for trans rights continues

A judge has ruled that if u are trans you must stop using the toilets of your lived gender at work, even if it outs you, writing “a propensity for gossip is a feature of every workplace” which “anyone can expect to bear from time to time.”

But the fight continues. goodlawproject.org/update/high-...

High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

BUZZING. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

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Putin’s megaphone: Orbán’s far-right push into UK universities is fuelled by Russian oil | Good Law Project Good Law Project has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK

Our investigation has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK

https://goodlaw.social/2l1y

Putin’s megaphone: Orbán’s far-right push into UK universities is fuelled by Russian oil | Good Law Project Good Law Project has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK

What links anti-trans Kathleen Stock, Palantir's Peter Thiel, ex-minister Michael Gove + Hungary's Viktor Orbán?

A network using Russian oil profits to push far-right ideas in the UK, inc at Oxbridge. Get the tea in my @goodlawproject.bsky.social investigation:
goodlawproject.org/putins-megap...

And you can read the @goodlawproject.bsky.social version of the story here, ft some cute pics of the ladies. goodlawproject.org/its-the-thin...

From Russia to the far right: the shadowy forces challenging the NHS puberty blockers trial | Good Law Project CitizenGO is backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. Good Law Project’s undercover investigation shows that it’s ramping up its work in the UK.

Resharing my @goodlawproject.bsky.social piece cos according to Keira Bell, her anti-trans legal case is now not just a threat – it's going ahead.

Journalists, in your reporting pls mention the anti-abortion group (linked to Russia + far right) funding this.

goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...

The women fighting for trans inclusion at Hampstead ponds The High Court has rejected a legal challenge attempting to ban trans people from Hampstead Heath’s single-sex ponds. Good Law Project speaks to the activists and regular swimmers behind the movement ...

Writing this was a pleasure. These women are icons + so inspiring that they got me in the water in December!

Trans ppl, pls know you're welcome at the Ponds. And that there are a lot more cis women standing up for you in their communities than you might think. www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time

“Blanket bans on #transgender women in sport are not supported by the best available evidence,” said endocrinologist Dr Ada Cheung from The University of Melbourne, adding that “fairness and inclusion can coexist”. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory As the EU prepares the Digital Fairness Act to tackle the addictive nature of social media design, big tech aggressively protects its business models. With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to joi...

New @corporateeurope.org report on #BigTech lobbying has found EU Commission officials met lobbyists 100+ times on the Digital Fairness Act since Dec 2024. 83% of meetings were w/ companies + business lobby groups, while less than 14% were with NGOs + trade unions corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.

He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

What record abortion numbers reveal about the cost of being a woman in Britain The majority of people seeking abortions already have children

"Today’s abortion statistics...reflect over a decade of cuts to contraception + sexual health services, ongoing pressures on the NHS, + the impact of rising living costs, all of which disproportionately impact women + others on the lowest incomes" @msichoices.org www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/heal...

Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.

When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.

He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.

The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.

A pattern emerging...

My latest: Keira Bell and co’s legal threat targeting gender affirming care in the UK is being backed by a major global anti-abortion group with links to pro-Putin oligarchs and the far right.

And worse, that group is ramping up its work in the UK. Read my full story here ⬇️