'I was told to get rid of my Yorkshire accent to succeed in my dream job - I refused'

While studying at university, the barrister was told by one tutor to undergo elocution lessons to help her speak without her ...

Barrister told she wouldn't be successful she changed one thing about herself

Melissa Morton, a barrister from South Yorkshire, has opened up on how she overcame a university lecturer's cruel remarks ...
New Statesman

Anthony Hopkins remains an enigma

The 2025 Goldsmith Prize-shortlisted author on the poetry of the South Yorkshire dialect and paradigm-shifting novels ...

Barrister ignored advice to get 'elocution lessons' for Yorkshire accent

Barrister Melissa Morton detailed her experience of being told by a lecturer she to take 'elocution lessons' in order to ...

Yorkshire barrister told she needed 'elocution lessons' has last laugh

Whilst admitting she doesn't have a 'stereotypical barrister background', Melissa Morton revealed how her Yorkshire accent ...
BBC

'Why I speak with a Yorkshire accent despite being born deaf'

As a Gladiator and former rugby union England international Jodie Ounsley might expect to face a range of questions on her sporting achievements or her TV alter ego. But in a recent social media post ...