Accent discrimination is alive and kicking in Britain, study suggests

British Academy to feature large-scale project exploring prejudice based on how people speak

Do you say bath as barth"? Would you put a plahster" on a cut? Does it matter if you don't? Yes, it sadly does, say academics, who argue accent-ism is alive and well in England in 2022.

A research team will next week set up shop at the British Academy's grand headquarters overlooking the Mall in London, shining light on a large-scale project exploring prejudice against northern English accents and their speakers.