Written question AQW 8326/22-27
Written question by Mr Jim Allister KC on .
- MLA
- Mr Jim Allister KC
- Party at the time
- Traditional Unionist Voice
- Date
- 6 March 2024
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 8326/22-27
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Business
- To the Minister for Communities
- Assembly identifier
- Document 392565
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Text
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) why some broadcasters are not permitted access to the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund; and (ii) whether he will review this policy in light of the decision by the BBC to drop live coverage of the annual 12 July parades.
45 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: 0.48 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- Criteria met: Cultural grievance politics (0.77).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.48).
- Subject area: Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy.
- 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 | 0.33 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.03 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.77 | Yes |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.16 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.47 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.54 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.48 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.48 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.42 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.10 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.87 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.12 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.01 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 01:20 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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