None is as ramrod straight as the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park down which the royal newlyweds were driven through happy crowds on a memorable and sun-kissed Saturday. On that evidence, and on the evidence of Saturday’s events, this country’s long walk is now at a critical crossroads. Both the south and the north restrict abortion in the confident knowledge that Irish women can travel to Britain for terminations. If Ireland votes no on Friday, it will take a perverse stance against modernity, just as Britain did over Brexit. The long walk will never be a straight line.

Source: The Guardian May 20, 2018 17:26 UTC