Thomas Dermot Utley[1] (born 29 November 1953) is a British journalist who writes for the Daily Mail.

Life and career

Utley is the son of the journalist T. E. Utley and Brigid Viola Mary (1927–2012), daughter of Dermot Morrah, a journalist, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and Arundel Herald Extraordinary at the College of Arms.[2][3][4]

Utley wrote for The Daily Telegraph, where he was described by The Independent 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.[5][6] (i.e. related to woke).

Personal life

Utley is a Roman Catholic.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Utley, Tom (28 July 2005). "I could never teach my children about sex... I'm British, dammit". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brigid Utley". Telegraph.co.uk. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Morrah, Dermot Michael Macgregor (1896–1974), journalist and herald : Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - oi. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. pp. ref:odnb/31466. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31466. Retrieved 13 July 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ↑ Who was Who: A Companion to Who's Who, A. & C. Black, 1981, pg 773
  5. ↑ Thynne, Jane (30 April 2006). "Is Paul Dacre the new Roman Abramovich?". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Brook, Stephen (20 April 2006). "Mail poaches Telegraph columnist". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  7. ↑ "Axegrinder 23.02.2007: Taxi for Utley! Just don't put it on expenses". Press Gazette. Progressive Media International. 2 March 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2008.


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