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
42 bylines
| Contributor | Newspaper | Type | Atrium · G1 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Patten Conservative peer | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ |
| John Curtice Polling expert, regular contributor | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ |
| Peter Ricketts Former national security adviser | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ |
| Sonia Sodha Columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ |
| Sunder Katwala British Future director | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ |
| Alan Rusbridger Columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Andrew Grice Political columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Angela Rayner Labour deputy leader | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Anne McElvoy Columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Ayesha Hazarika Columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Baroness (Tina) Stowell Conservative peer | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Baroness Barran Then schools minister | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Bill Browder Financier, campaigner | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Carla Denyer Green Party co-leader | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Caroline Lucas Green politician | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Charlotte Cripps, Jim White, Simon Walters, Donald Macintyre, Flic Everett Columnists and contributors | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Charlotte Tilbury Business founder | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Chris Blackhurst Columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| David Lammy Foreign Secretary | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Eric Garcia US columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Frieda Hughes Columnist (poet, artist) | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Geordie Greig Editor-in-chief (byline on Voices) | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Holly Thomas, Robert Fox, Sam Kiley, Anchal Vohra, Katie Glass, Rakib Ehsan, Emma-Kate Symons, Harry Tanner, Ava Vidal, Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff Voices writers | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Iain Dale Broadcaster | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| James Moore Chief business commentator | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| John Rentoul Chief political commentator | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jon Sopel Columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Kat Brown Columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Kirstie Allsopp Broadcaster | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Malcolm Rifkind Former Foreign Secretary | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Mary Dejevsky Columnist (foreign affairs) | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Michael Morpurgo Author | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Olivia Petter Columnist (lifestyle) | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Peter Oborne Journalist | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Peter Tatchell Campaigner | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Ryan Coogan Columnist | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Sean O'Grady Associate editor | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Sir Elton John Musician, HIV campaigner | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Sir Richard Branson Virgin founder | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Tom Peck Sketch writer | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Victoria Richards Voices editor/writer | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Zack Polanski Green Party leader | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |