Can you 'spin' in a Dorset accent?
iPM listener Leon Yates, self-described Dorset lad, doesn't think so. He writes
"It would be really nice if Our New Prime Minister was from Piddletrenthide and greeted the morning press conference with 'all right my luvvies'. I don't think you can really 'spin' in a Dorset accent."
Accent has always been important in British public life. Over the last week, outgoing speaker Michael Martin suggested comments made about his strong Glaswegian accent amounted to snobbery.
And incoming speaker John Bercow's accent is altogether different - listen to him speak about his role on the BBC news website.
But do we continue to make judgements about someone's character and intelligence by the way they speak? Is it more difficult to take a role in public life with a 'strong' accent? Has your accent held you back? Leave a comment below, email us or tweet it.
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