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
46 bylines
| Contributor | Newspaper | Type | Atrium · G1 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Murray Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ |
| Kwasi Kwarteng Former Chancellor | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ |
| Adrian Chiles Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Alan Milburn Former Labour minister | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Alex Chalk Then Justice Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Ally Ross TV critic and columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Brendan Cox Campaigner | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Bridget Phillipson Education Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Clemmie Moodie Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Colin Robertson Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Dame Meg Hillier Labour MP | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| David Lammy Justice Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Dominic Mohan Recurring columnist (former Sun editor) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Harry Cole Political editor (columns) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Iain Duncan Smith Conservative MP | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Jack Elsom Political columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| James Johnson Recurring contributor (pollster, JL Partners) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jane Atkinson Columnist (PR consultant) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jane Moore Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jeremy Clarkson Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jeremy Hunt Then Chancellor | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Jerome Starkey Defence editor (columns) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Julia Hartley-Brewer Recurring contributor (broadcaster) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Karren Brady Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Kate Ferguson Political columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Keir Starmer Then Labour leader | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Kemi Badenoch Conservative leader | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Lord (David) Cameron Then Foreign Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Maya Forstater Campaigner | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Mercy Muroki Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Pat McFadden Cabinet minister | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Piers Morgan Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Prof Michael Clarke Defence academic | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Richard Tice Reform UK deputy leader | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Rishi Sunak Then PM | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Rod Liddle Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ross Clark Recurring contributor (journalist) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Shabana Mahmood Home Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Sir Jake Berry Former Tory chair, defected to Reform | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Sir Jim Ratcliffe Industrialist (Ineos) | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Stephen Pollard Journalist | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Tony Parsons Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Trevor Kavanagh Columnist (former political editor) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Ulrika Jonsson Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Wes Streeting Health Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Yvette Cooper Home Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |