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I think Mike Myers Scottish accent was spot on in "I Married...". Unlike Mel Gibson's in Braveheart. The worst Scottish accent I have ever heard was Richard Chamberlain, playing the part of a Scottish tracker in Canada or Northern USA. Can't remember the name of the TV drama series.

If you are referring to Gordon Brown the Chancellor, I don't think he has an English accent. It's just an educated Scottish accent.

I'm sure I read that Pierce Brosnan came to live in England from Ireland at about age 12, probably young enough to acquire a new accent without forgetting the old one.

Renee Zellweger's and Gwyneth Paltrow's English accents sound very authentic to me.