UK Far-Right Funding Research
UK Far-Right Funding Research
Scope
Trace money flows into and around the UK far-right ecosystem, 2021–2026.
Covers:
- Formal funding: Electoral Commission donations, party loans, company donations to political parties
- Informal funding: Crowdfunding (GoFundMe, GiveSendGo), Patreon, Telegram monetisation, private backers, cash donations to street movements
- International flows: Money entering the UK from US Christian right/nationalist donors, Russian state-aligned networks, Gulf states, EU populist movements, crypto
- Institutional funding: Charity Commission-registered orgs, think tanks, media outlets, shell companies
Folder Structure
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
methodology.md |
How to research — OSINT techniques, verification standards |
data-sources.md |
Every database, registry, and platform to query |
targets.md |
Key groups, figures, parties, and movements to track |
international-flows.md |
Foreign money vectors and known connections |
tracking-template.md |
Template for documenting individual funding relationships |
reading-list.md |
Existing investigations, reports, academic work |
Principles
- Source everything. No claim without a citation. Link or archive every source.
- Follow the entity, not the ideology. Track companies, trusts, and individuals — the ideology is downstream of the money.
- Distinguish confirmed from alleged. Use clear markers: CONFIRMED (documented), ALLEGED (reported by credible source), SPECULATIVE (pattern-based inference).
- Archive as you go. Web pages disappear. Use Wayback Machine, archive.today, or local copies.
- Update, don't overwrite. When new info arrives, add with date stamp. Don't delete old entries.
Status
- Created: 2026-06-14
- Phase: Planning / Framework
- Next step: Begin data collection from Electoral Commission and Companies House