James Clive-Matthews, better known as J Clive Matthews, is a British writer, editor, blogger and online content consultant.
[1] In 2010 he was named winner of the "Internet" category in the European Parliament Prize for Journalism.
Formerly known as Europhobia, the blog rose to prominence for its coverage of the 7 July 2005 London bombings and subsequent campaign to raise money to buy emergency service workers a "thank-you" pint of beer.
[4] Matthews is a contributor to the Times Literary Supplement, the Press Gazette, the Guardian and openDemocracy among others, and is the co-author, with Jim Smith, of two books in Virgin Books' "Film series", one on director Tim Burton, the other on The Lord of the Rings.
The initiative is a blog hosting service which provides an "independent forum for informed analysis, comment and debate" concerning EU affairs.