- Shortlisted for the inaugural UACES-Reuters Reporting Europe Award 2008 – the only blogger on a five-person shortlist that includes the Europe Editors of the BBC and The Economist
- Finalist, “Best UK Blog” category in the Weblog Awards 2005 and 2008
- “always excellent” – Newsweek
- “great and even-handed” – The BBC
- “Essential in these eurotroubled times. And other times.” – The Observer blog
- “intriguing and well written” – European Voice
- “consistently excellent” – The Financial Times
- “In the often fractious and shouty world of Britain’s political blogs, J Clive Matthews’ balanced, informed and entertaining writing on British and European politics manages to rise above the murk – whatever part of the political spectrum you live on.” – The Metro
- Featured – with an interview with Nosemonkey – in French newspaper Le Croix, 24th November 2008
- Featured – with an interview with Nosemonkey – on BBC TV News, 1st September 2005
- 8th most linked Blog Post of 2005 according to Blogpulse
- Runner up in The Guardian’s Backbencher Political Weblog Awards 2005
- Named 3rd Best Journalistic Blog (English) by The BOBs – Deutsche Welle International Weblog Awards 2004
- Voted 3rd “Best UK” and 3rd “Best Political” blog in AFOE’s European Weblog Awards
- Featured in the book 2005: Blogged – Dispatches from the Blogosphere
- Quoted by The Times
- Quoted by The Guardian (and various other times)
- Quoted by The American Spectator
- Quoted by The Financial Times Deutschland
- Quoted by Channel 4 News
- Quoted by Slate
- Quoted by The Guardian’s Newsblog (plus print, plus web numerous times)
- Linked by the BBC
- Linked by The Sun
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- Linked by La Stampa
- Linked by The Guardian (again, and numerous other times)
- Linked by The New York Observer
- Linked by C-Net’s The Buzz Report
- Linked by ZDNet’s ClickX Magazine
- Blogrolled by The Financial Times
- Blogrolled by the Huffington Post
- Featured on NewsNow
- Featured on The Daou Report at Salon.com
- Also apprearing on Liberal Conspiracy, Big think, openDemocracy,
