As Bluesky was down so much yesterday, am resharing in case people would like to read this piece.

Thanks to The Nerve for this fab data viz of the #Orbán backed influence operation I uncovered for @goodlawproject.org. And this is just the guys mentioned in my latest piece for @thenerve.news. There’s no way the whole network would fit…story here if you missed it: www.thenerve.news/p/viktor-orb...

Thanks for having me @indexoncensorship.org and Pushkin House! It was really great to debrief with my v knowledgeable fellow panelists and audience following the Hungarian election result ✊👀

I’d love to meet other journos reporting on gender, tech/disinfo, + global far right networks, particularly if you're from outside the UK 💞 I’m also picking up more freelance commissions atm so I’m keen to chat to editors interested in my work 🤓 More about me here: www.alicemccool.com 3/3

I've been covering beats in the human rights sphere for global media for over a decade. I specialise in feminist journalism + have reported on gender across 4 continents, particularly East Africa. For the last year, I’ve been investigating the UK anti-gender movement for @goodlawproject.org 🧐 2/3

I’m vvv excited to be at the @journalismfestival.com in #Perugia this year for the first time! Pls give me a shout if you’d like to meet up or you're running an event I should come to!

Hopefully when you see me I won’t look so knackered - I got a night flight and sleep has passed me by 🫠 1/3

With Orbán gone, has the British far right lost its magic money tree? Hungary’s new PM has described his predecessor’s funding of propaganda bodies as criminal and vowed to investigate. This could be bad news for ultraconservatives in the UK – and around the rest of the...

You will* be surprised to see that prominent anti-trans campaigners are all tied up in this far-right ecosystem.

*will not

"With Orbán gone, has the British far right lost its magic money tree?"

With Orbán gone, has the British far right lost its magic money tree? Hungary’s new PM has described his predecessor’s funding of propaganda bodies as criminal and vowed to investigate. This could be bad news for ultraconservatives in the UK – and around the rest of the world, writes Alice McCool

Thanks to @zsolt.bsky.social @goodlawproject.org @transparencyuk.bsky.social @spotlightcorruption.org @timpicton.bsky.social 4 speaking to me about whether Hungary's new PM can recover the network's assets, which he says was criminal for Orbán to fund. Their takes: www.thenerve.news/p/viktor-orb...

Thank you Tim @spotlightcorruption.org for speaking to me for this piece! P.s. If anyone's interested, @timpicton.bsky.social is secretly an investigative journalist, he just won't admit it 🙃

EXPOSED: How Viktor Orbán Bankrolled the Network Around Reform UK As Hungary’s Prime Minister suffers a historic electoral defeat, Byline Times maps out how his government’s funding arm channelled hundreds of thousands of pounds into organisations at the heart of Br...

Thanks 2 those who picked up my findings + uncovered lots more twists + turns @bylinetimes.bsky.social @ollyhaynes.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @josiahmortimer.bsky.social @writesbright.bsky.social @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @desmog.com. Mainstream media, hbu? bylinetimes.com/2026/04/14/e...

As @writesbright.bsky.social @desmog.com told me yesterday, Matt Goodwin failed to answer an audience question at an event in Budapest yesterday about where he is still paid by the Orbán propaganda outfit. Plus, he's listed as a visiting fellow on the event page, soo 🤷🏻 www.desmog.com/2026/04/14/r...

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?

Here's my piece which revealed that defeated Reform byelection candidate Matt Goodwin was paid up to €10K a month by the Orbán-backed group as a "visiting fellow." #Reform told me he was only in that role briefly, but I'm not sure about that (see next) goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c...

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

Here's my piece which broke the story about how an Orbán-linked, #Russian oil fuelled think tank is funding a UK charity – and how they use it to access the British establishment via prestigious institutions like Oxbridge. goodlawproject.org/putins-megap...

📢 NEW: #Orbán is out! What does this mean for his far-right, ultra-conservative, anti-immigration, anti-trans + anti-everything cronies? I spoke to some pros on this for
@thenerve.news + looked back at the Orbán-funded, #Reform linked UK network I uncovered for @goodlawproject.org 👀

Could MattGPT face scrutiny under the UK’s ‘proceeds of crime’ law? The British right is awash with money from Orban thinktanks…which Hungary’s new PM says was stolen.

Brilliant deep dive into Orban’s vast UK network by @McCoolingtons
for @thenerve_news. 👏

What Next for Europe? Hungary, Russia and the New Era of Illiberal Democracies Talk: What Next for Europe? Hungary, Russia and the New Era of Illiberal Democracies

After Viktor Orbán’s loss in the weekend’s Hungarian elections, what does this moment signal for democracy, free expression and the future of Europe?

Tomorrow’s @indexoncensorship.org panel features our very own Alice McCool:
https://bit.ly/4tGXekv

I’m speaking at this event next Tues following my investigation into a far-right, anti-gender network in the UK funded by Viktor #Orbán.

This may sound niche but #Hungary matters. JD #Vance is there rn trying to save Orbán whose 16yr rule might come to an end on Sunday…

Get your tickets here 👇👀

How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy A new investigation exposes a global network of anti-abortion groups and US Christian nationalists using UK courts to target bodily autonomy

Our investigation in Byline Times exposes a network of global ultra-conservative groups using courts to target trans healthcare.
bylinetimes.com/2026/04/02/how-the-us-ch...

How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy A new investigation exposes a global network of anti-abortion groups and US Christian nationalists using UK courts to target bodily autonomy

📢 NEW: My @goodlawproject.org investigation in @bylinetimes.bsky.social exposes how US Christian Right dark money + anti-abortion lobbyists are quietly reshaping UK healthcare.

Definitely one to share with 'gender critical' relatives this Easter... bylinetimes.com/2026/04/02/h...

Thanks to everyone for sharing this. Also interested in speaking to families in the same situation. Thank you so much.

Urgent journo request: for @goodlawproject.org I'm looking to speak to friends of #trans ppl in the UK who have died whose #gender was not accurately recorded on their death certificate. I’m particularly interested in cases from the last year. I promise to handle your story with care 🖤

UN experts urge UK to ensure equal protection for all women and girls and all transgender people GENEVA – The United Kingdom must ensure its ongoing review of statutory guidance under the Equality Act remains compatible with international human rights law and upholds equal protections for all tra...

Another major warning from the UN about the threats to #trans rights in the UK, raising serious concerns under international human rights law.

This was issued 10 days ago. Where's the media coverage? www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

SCOOP: The UK gave £90,000 to an Israeli report claiming that Hamas used sexual violence as a “weapon of war”.

The Israeli government used the UK-funded report in a massive propaganda campaign, while Israeli officials called it a “significant public diplomacy tool”.

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-...