Several of the Unionists we spoke to in the run up to the publication of A Long Peace?, drew a direct analogy between the moral outlook of rural Orangemen and the typical rural Fianna Fail voter in the Republic. This uniformity of moral outlook is probably most eloquently demonstrated in the fact that to all intents and purposes abortion remains outlawed in both jurisdictions.
The High Court in Belfast recently rejected an attempt by the Family Planning Association to pressurise Health Chiefs to define when an abortion keeps Northern Ireland in line with the position in the Republic, rather than the rest of the UK, and may be one graphic.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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