Nautical mile favour of the international nautical mile in 1954. The Imperial nautical mile, often called an Admiralty mile, or more correctly, an Admiralty measured mile, was defined by its relation to the Admiralty knot, 6,080 imperial feet per hour, so 1 imperial nautical mile is about 1,853.181 metres. It was abandoned in 1970 and, legally, references to the obsolete unit are now converted to 1,853 metres. Despite the existence of precise modern definitions, in the early 21st century the old definitions are still in use. The Royal Yachting Association says in its manual for day skippers: "1 (minute) of Latitude =
Equal Ever After on the record." In a profile piece in the "London Evening Standard", Katie Law described "Equal Ever After" as a "a minute-by-minute, tub-thumping, 326-page account." Equal Ever After Equal Ever After: The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage - And How I Made it Happen is a 2016 book by British politician Lynne Featherstone, published by Biteback Publishing. Featherstone, the Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green (2005–15) served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Equalities in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition. In this role she worked to ensure the legalisation of Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom. "Equal Ever After" seeks to present