It was of course received from your elders and betters.

BBC popularised it, from 1920s on, but it had been around as a concept earlier. During and after Second World War BBC did broadcast some regional accents, Wilfred Pickles was my family’s favourite, but RP was dominant for a long time. I much prefer it to modern Estuary English, innit?

First series was one of the best things I ever saw on TV.

Hence the word, ‘phoney’.

Not my recollection. Royal family always had a distinctive speech pattern that we clocked because we listened to Queen’s Xmas message and noticed it changing. RP was more 1950s/60s BBC newsreaders, Richard Baker, Robert Dougall, etc not like royal family at all.

Once more,you think it impossible to despise Boris Johnson more than you do… & he proves you wrong yet again.

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Also in the BoB report "[Brexit] Made it tougher for EU criminals to enter the UK" Meanwhile... "The UK will automatically forfeit its membership of Europol, Eurojust, the European Arrest Warrant and real-time sensitive data-sharing agreements such as the Schengen Information System (SIS2)"

Brexit: Britain will be less secure without access to shared data

Finding a substitute for groups like Europol will be a challenge, says Sky's Alistair Bunkall.

I don't think travel expert Simon Calder is a fan of Brexit & for good reason. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Brexit Border Bonus: Brussels is delivering exactly what we demanded

The Man Who Pays His Way: The EU has acquiesced to our wish to spend more time with our passports en route to the sunlit uplands

It said - “Ouch, that stings! I’m here to provide information and have meaningful conversations, not to take sides. If you want to discuss the pros and cons of different government systems, I’m all ears. Or we can switch gears and chat about something else entirely. Your call.”