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
57 bylines
| Contributor | Newspaper | Type | Atrium · G1 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Chakrabortty Senior economics commentator | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gaby Hinsliff Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gary Stevenson Former trader, economics commentator | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| George Monbiot Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| John Harris Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Kenan Malik Observer columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Larry Elliott Economics | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Marina Hyde Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Moira Donegan US columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Naomi Klein Author | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nicola Sturgeon Then First Minister of Scotland | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Polly Toynbee Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Rafael Behr Political columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Sonia Sodha Observer columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Timothy Garton Ash Columnist (historian) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Yuval Noah Harari Historian | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Adrian Chiles Other columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andrew Rawnsley Observer chief political commentator | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andy Beckett Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester at the time | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Angela Rayner Labour politician | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Arwa Mahdawi Other columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ben Jamal Director, Palestine Solidarity Campaign | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Bernie Sanders US senator | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Catherine Bennett Observer columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| David Miliband IRC chief | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Devi Sridhar Columnist (public health academic) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ed Davey Lib Dem leader | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Emma Beddington Other columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Emma Brockes Other columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Frances Ryan Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gordon Brown Former PM | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Greta Thunberg (with Fridays for Future Sweden) Climate activist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| James Timpson Business leader (Timpson) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jeremy Corbyn MP | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| John Crace, Tim Dowling, Sean Ingle, Emma John, Jonathan Liew, Lucy Mangan, Alexis Petridis, Barney Ronay, Max Rushden, Tom Service, Jonathan Wilson Other columnists (sketch, lifestyle, sport, culture) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jonathan Freedland Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Keir Starmer Labour leader, then PM | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Margaret Hodge Labour peer | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Margaret Sullivan US columnist (media) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Mariana Mazzucato Economist (UCL) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Mark Rowley Met Police commissioner | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Martha Gill Observer, then Guardian columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Martin Kettle Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nesrine Malik Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Owen Jones Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Polly Hudson Other columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Robert Reich US columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Simon Jenkins Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |