Alice McCool
@mccoolingtons.bsky.social
Investigative Journalist, Good Law Project. Feminist.
Published in The Guardian, CNN, New Internationalist, Reuters, TIME, Al Jazeera, BBC News. They/them. Views my own.
www.alicemccool.com
Published in The Guardian, CNN, New Internationalist, Reuters, TIME, Al Jazeera, BBC News. They/them. Views my own.
www.alicemccool.com
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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
goodlawproject.org
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...
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...
“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...
Thanks to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for the quote ✊ Pls share it far + wide (beyond Bluesky!) goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c...
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?
goodlawproject.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
“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...
Thanks to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for the quote ✊ Pls share it far + wide (beyond Bluesky!) goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c...
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...
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...
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?
goodlawproject.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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...
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...
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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...
Understand more: www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
February 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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...
Understand more: www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
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...
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
bylinetimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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...
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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?
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?
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
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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?
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?
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-...
But the fight continues. goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
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
goodlawproject.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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-...
But the fight continues. goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
BUZZING. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
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
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM
BUZZING. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
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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
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
goodlaw.social
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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
https://goodlaw.social/2l1y
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...
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...
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
goodlawproject.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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...
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...
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-...
Journalists, in your reporting pls mention the anti-abortion group (linked to Russia + far right) funding this.
goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...
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.
goodlawproject.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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-...
Journalists, in your reporting pls mention the anti-abortion group (linked to Russia + far right) funding this.
goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...
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 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...
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 ...
www.dazeddigital.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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 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...
“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...
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
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 PM
“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...
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...
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...
corporateeurope.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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...
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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)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
"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...
What record abortion numbers reveal about the cost of being a woman in Britain
The majority of people seeking abortions already have children
www.cosmopolitan.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"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...
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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...
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...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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...
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 ⬇️
And worse, that group is ramping up its work in the UK. Read my full story here ⬇️
🔎 NEW 🔍
CitizenGO is backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. Our undercover investigation shows that it’s ramping up its work in the UK.
https://goodlaw.social/l1vd
CitizenGO is backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. Our undercover investigation shows that it’s ramping up its work in the UK.
https://goodlaw.social/l1vd
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.
goodlaw.social
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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 ⬇️
And worse, that group is ramping up its work in the UK. Read my full story here ⬇️
While ‘feminists’ in the UK are busy attacking trans people, in Paris 50,000 feminists are out on the street doing the real work ✊ www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
Thousands march in France to demand action on violence against women
Thousands of protesters across France braved the cold on Saturday to express their anger over the persistence of violence against women and demand more public action and funds to combat the scourge.
www.rfi.fr
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
While ‘feminists’ in the UK are busy attacking trans people, in Paris 50,000 feminists are out on the street doing the real work ✊ www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
“As the genocide survivors in Gaza seem to understand a little better than some in the west, Palestine and Sudan are haunted by the same ghosts. If we are to perform an exorcism, it must include Gordon and Kitchener as prominently as it does Balfour.” novaramedia.com/2025/11/07/s...
Sudan and Palestine Are Haunted by the Same Ghost | Novara Media
The mass slaughter in both Gaza and Sudan is inextricably linked to the bloody tapestry of Britain’s colonial history. When we speak up for Palestinian liberation, we must also speak up for Sudan, wri...
novaramedia.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“As the genocide survivors in Gaza seem to understand a little better than some in the west, Palestine and Sudan are haunted by the same ghosts. If we are to perform an exorcism, it must include Gordon and Kitchener as prominently as it does Balfour.” novaramedia.com/2025/11/07/s...
Thanks to @abortionrights.bsky.social for raising this alarm: the memo sent to the BBC criticises journalists for using the term “reproductive rights” in US election coverage, claiming the phrase is "contested" + signalling a biased mindset to many BBC viewers 🤨 abortionrights.org.uk/press-releas...
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Thanks to @abortionrights.bsky.social for raising this alarm: the memo sent to the BBC criticises journalists for using the term “reproductive rights” in US election coverage, claiming the phrase is "contested" + signalling a biased mindset to many BBC viewers 🤨 abortionrights.org.uk/press-releas...
Exciting progress on our case against the EHRC's transphobic guidance following the Supreme Court judgement on the definition on a woman.
The guidance was rushed + harmful, causing orgs across the country to rush out policies excluding trans people. Let's hope it's deemed unlawful before xmas 🧑🎄🤞
The guidance was rushed + harmful, causing orgs across the country to rush out policies excluding trans people. Let's hope it's deemed unlawful before xmas 🧑🎄🤞
We've been in court all day at the hearing for our case against the EHRC's interim guidance.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Exciting progress on our case against the EHRC's transphobic guidance following the Supreme Court judgement on the definition on a woman.
The guidance was rushed + harmful, causing orgs across the country to rush out policies excluding trans people. Let's hope it's deemed unlawful before xmas 🧑🎄🤞
The guidance was rushed + harmful, causing orgs across the country to rush out policies excluding trans people. Let's hope it's deemed unlawful before xmas 🧑🎄🤞
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🌟 WIN 🌟
After we lodged a complaint against the rightwing lobby group Policy Exchange, the Charity Commission has now launched a formal compliance case.
https://goodlawproject.org/charities-regulator-opens-case-against-policy-exchange
After we lodged a complaint against the rightwing lobby group Policy Exchange, the Charity Commission has now launched a formal compliance case.
https://goodlawproject.org/charities-regulator-opens-case-against-policy-exchange
After Good Law Project lodged a complaint against the rightwing lobby group Policy Exchange, the Charity Commission has launched a formal compliance case.
After Good Law Project lodged a complaint against the rightwing lobby group Policy Exchange, the Charity Commission has launched a formal compliance case.
goodlawproject.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🌟 WIN 🌟
After we lodged a complaint against the rightwing lobby group Policy Exchange, the Charity Commission has now launched a formal compliance case.
https://goodlawproject.org/charities-regulator-opens-case-against-policy-exchange
After we lodged a complaint against the rightwing lobby group Policy Exchange, the Charity Commission has now launched a formal compliance case.
https://goodlawproject.org/charities-regulator-opens-case-against-policy-exchange
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3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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📢 As the EU's deregulation agenda rolls out the red carpet for corporate interests, our new study shows that the tech industry has ramped up its lobby power:
💰 Lobby spending hits a record €151 million
🕴 Almost 900 tech lobbyists
🤝 Big Tech has lobby 3 meetings a day
@lobbycontrol.bsky.social
💰 Lobby spending hits a record €151 million
🕴 Almost 900 tech lobbyists
🤝 Big Tech has lobby 3 meetings a day
@lobbycontrol.bsky.social
Big Tech lobby budgets hit record levels | Corporate Europe Observatory
New figures show that the digital industry as a whole is now spending €151 million a year on lobbying the EU, a major increase to what was already considerable firepower.
corporateeurope.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📢 As the EU's deregulation agenda rolls out the red carpet for corporate interests, our new study shows that the tech industry has ramped up its lobby power:
💰 Lobby spending hits a record €151 million
🕴 Almost 900 tech lobbyists
🤝 Big Tech has lobby 3 meetings a day
@lobbycontrol.bsky.social
💰 Lobby spending hits a record €151 million
🕴 Almost 900 tech lobbyists
🤝 Big Tech has lobby 3 meetings a day
@lobbycontrol.bsky.social