Topical question AQT 1347/22-27
Topical question by Mr Tom Buchanan on .
- MLA
- Mr Tom Buchanan
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 27 May 2025
- Type
- Topical question
- Assembly reference
- AQT 1347/22-27
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4972458
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Text
Mr T Buchanan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that the results of the recent LucidTalk poll that were released at the weekend show overwhelming support in Northern Ireland for the Supreme Court's landmark gender ruling, with 72% of the general public in favour of it, whether they now accept that ruling or are still on the wrong side of the majority of people in Northern Ireland.
70 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Follow-ups by the same MLA in the Chamber
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Assessment
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- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.76 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- Criteria met: Identity framing (0.61).
- The text adopts the identity-based framing in its own voice (0.48).
- Subject area: Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues.
- The answers did not meet either automatic threshold.
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Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.61 | Yes |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.04 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.06 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.30 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.51 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.42 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.76 | Above qualifying threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing | 0.44 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.08 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it (chosen) | 0.48 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.95 |
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.05 |
| 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 01:20 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9. This record has been assessed 8 times; the latest assessment is shown.
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