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Morning Extra - Religious symbols & Scottish accents

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Should religious symbols be banned from schools? A Sikh teenager who was excluded from school for wearing a religious bangle has won her High Court discrimination claim. But shouldn't the schools be allowed to set the rules? Plus: Does Britain do enough to celebrate the Scots accent? A survey shows that while three-quarters of British people don't like the sound of their own voices, the Scots, on the other hand, love their accents. And the way we speak is popular with the rest of Great Britain too, with Scots being the third most popular accent after the Queen's English and the Irish lilt. But if Scottish accents are that good, then shouldn't they be better represented in the media? Why isn't River City shown in England, for example? And why don't we have the confidence to play to our strengths by actually speaking the proper Scots language? Graham Stewart takes your calls.