Tom Utley is a British

United Kingdom

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 journalist

Journalist

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 who currently writes for the Daily Mail

Daily Mail

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. He had previously written for The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph

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, where he was described by The Independent

The Independent

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 as a 'star columnist', but left in early 2006 after being offered a salary of £120,000 by the Daily Mail. He is the son of the journalist T. E. Utley. A Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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, Utley is the father of four boys. He is a smoker

Tobacco smoking

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 who has opposed various restrictions on smoking.

Both Richard Davenport-Hines

Richard Davenport-Hines

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 and Johann Hari

Johann Hari

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have criticised Tom Utley for homophobia.