Thomas Dermot Utley (born 29 November 1952) is a British journalist who writes for the '' Daily Mail''.

Life and career

Utley is the son of the journalist T. E. ('Peter') Utley and Brigid Viola Mary (1927–2012), daughter of Dermot Morrah, a journalist, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and

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at the

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. He wrote for ''

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'', where he was described by ''

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'' as a "star ''Telegraph'' columnist", but left in early 2006 after being offered a salary of £120,000 by the ''Daily Mail''. He has made a career out of opposing 'wokery' (i.e. related to ''

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'').

Personal life

Utley is a

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. His niece Olivia Utley is Assistant Comment Editor for ''

''.

References

1953 births Living people English male journalists English Roman Catholics People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Daily Mail journalists {{UK-journalist-stub