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> They said those with northern English or Midlands accents were more likely to worry about the way they spoke. > Many of those who were mocked for the way the
by bArray 4y ago
> They said those with northern English or Midlands accents were more likely to worry about the way they spoke.
> Many of those who were mocked for the way they spoke admitted anxiety over their future career prospects because of perceived prejudiced attitudes.
The biggest concern for northerners regarding their future careers is the continued and unchecked concentration of power and wealth towards London and other major cities. Their accent is close to the least of their worries.
- pjc50 4y ago> continued and unchecked concentration of power and wealth towards London and other major cities. Potato, potahto. The concentration of power and the prejudice are not unrelated. But also, when you say "other major cities" .. the number 2 and 3, Manchester and Birmingham, both count as "northerner". Power is really just being focused on London and Tory marginal constituencies. Those are the places that really get attention. #4 city is supposedly "Leeds-Bradford", which I don't like as a definition and Bradford is blighted by a literal crater as well as the usual urban problems.