Written question AQW 43886/22-27
Written question by Mr Timothy Gaston on .
- MLA
- Mr Timothy Gaston
- Party at the time
- Traditional Unionist Voice
- Date
- 14 April 2026
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 43886/22-27
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Business
- To the First Minister and deputy First Minister
- Assembly identifier
- Document 479744
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Text
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the sign-off process before a tweet marking the First Minister's attendance at the 2026 commemoration of the Easter Rising in Dublin was posted on the Northern Ireland Executive X account, including any agreement on the part of the deputy First Minister.
52 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.49 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- Criteria met: Controversy escalation (0.72).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.90).
- Subject area: Parades, bonfires and commemorations.
- The overall probability was low and the text did not adopt any identity-based framing.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.12 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.30 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.10 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.72 | Yes |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.25 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.49 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.90 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.10 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.74 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.08 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.08 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.06 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.02 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 06:30 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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