Member's statement: Combating Fascism
Member's statement by Mr Gerry Carroll on .
- MLA
- Mr Gerry Carroll
- Party at the time
- People Before Profit Alliance
- Date
- 18 March 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Combating Fascism
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4860276
Read the official Assembly record
Text
OK. I will speak on the need to combat fascist organisations in our communities. At the weekend past, graffiti went up with my name on it and cross hairs attached to it — a disgraceful and pathetic attempt to intimidate me and others who speak out against racism in our city. I thank people in the House and in the community for reaching out and sending their best wishes to me and my family. That intimidation will not work and will not stop me from speaking out on anything. It is also worth mentioning, in the brief time that I have, that, in the last month, thousands of people have attended events as part of Fáilte 25 in west Belfast and other community organisation anti-racist events. This Sunday, United Against Racism is organising rallies in Belfast and Derry, and people will be out in force, sending a clear and loud message that racism and fascism are not welcome in any part of our communities, which is the best way to respond to fascist intimidation of any kind. The fascist fringe groups that are trying to stoke division and hatred, do not represent the ordinary people of West Belfast and do not speak for the vast majority of people anywhere in the North.
They are isolated and mostly operate online.
219 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: 0.08 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- The text criticises or condemns the framing or division (0.98).
- Subject area: Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and Travellers.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
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 | 0.50 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.03 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.05 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.06 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.11 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.14 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.08 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing | 0.02 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it (chosen) | 0.98 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and Travellers | 0.86 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.14 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 12:08 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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