Accentism is alive and well – and it doesn’t only affect the north of England
Accentism is alive and well – and it doesn’t only affect the north of England: It's not just Northern accents that face discrimination. The Essex accent is also the source of stigma. pxl.store/Shutterstock “It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman despise him,” George Bernard Shaw wrote in …