Who writes in the opinion pages
A sample of the opinion pages of 18 major newspapers in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, from January 2023 to date: regular columnists and guest contributors. It feeds criterion G1 (written voice) for the experts of the directory: a regular columnist meets it, a guest piece counts as partial.
Newspapers188 UK, 5 France, 5 Germany
Contributors608650 newspaper bylines
Atrium experts81Name and profile checked
G1 met50Regular columnists; 31 partial
62 bylines
| Contributor | Newspaper | Type | Atrium · G1 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace Former Defence Secretary | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Boris Johnson Former PM, regular columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Brenda Power Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Liam Halligan Economics commentator | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Liz Truss Former PM | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Matt Ridley Author, peer | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michael Gove Former minister | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nadine Dorries Former Culture Secretary, columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Alex Brummer City editor | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Alexandra Shulman Columnist ("Notebook") | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Amanda Platell Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andrew Neil Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andrew Pierce Columnist and commentator | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andrew Roberts Historian, peer | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Bel Mooney Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Bryony Gordon Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Claire Coutinho Conservative shadow minister | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Craig Brown Columnist (satire) | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Dan Hodges Mail on Sunday political columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Dan Wootton Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Daniel Hannan Conservative peer, columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| David Blunkett Labour peer | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| David Davis Conservative MP | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Dominic Lawson Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ephraim Hardcastle Diary column (pseudonym) | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gen Sir Richard Shirreff Retired general | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gillian Keegan Then Education Secretary | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Henry Deedes Sketch writer | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| James Rebanks Farmer and author | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jan Moir Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Janet Street-Porter, Richard Kay, A N Wilson, Brendan O'Neill, Ian Birrell, Edward Lucas Columnists and contributors | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jason Groves Political editor | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| John Healey Defence Secretary | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Kemi Badenoch Conservative leader | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Leo McKinstry Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Lisa Brady Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Lord Ashcroft Peer and pollster | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Lord West Former First Sea Lord | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Mark Almond Historian, frequent contributor | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Mary Carr Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Maureen Callahan US columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nana Akua Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nigel Farage Reform UK leader | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Peter Hitchens Mail on Sunday columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Priti Patel Conservative MP | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Prof Karol Sikora Oncologist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Quentin Letts Parliamentary sketch writer and columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Richard Littlejohn Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Rishi Sunak Former PM | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Robert Hardman Writer (royals, features) | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |