Member's statement: Armistice Day
Member's statement by Mr Harry Harvey on .
- MLA
- Mr Harry Harvey
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 11 November 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Armistice Day
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5349035
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Text
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the guns of the Great War fell silent. It was the war to end all wars, but, sadly, the intervening years have seen many bloody conflicts, with millions of lives lost to war. On this Armistice Day, we are reminded of all those who gave their tomorrows for our today: those who fought for freedom in Flanders; those who stormed the beaches of Normandy and the shores of Sicily; and those who fell in the defence of Northern Ireland in recent conflicts. Today is a day for reflection and thankfulness for their sacrifice. In schools, shops and workplaces across the nation, the public will have paused in silent reflection this morning to honour their memory, lest we should ever forget. I pay tribute to the Royal British Legion and all the organisations that play such an instrumental role in leading our cities, towns and villages in the acts of remembrance each year. I always view it as a great honour to attend events in my constituency over Remembrance Weekend and to see each community come together to pay their respects. Remembrance is not only about the past; it is a call to us in the present to prepare for the future, to reflect, to learn and to build on our common humanity for the good of all. We are reminded in the Book of Ecclesiastes that:
"To every thing there is a season ... a time of war, and a time of peace."
May we be ever thankful for those who gave their all to afford us the peace that we enjoy in this part of the world today, and may we continually pray for an end to conflict throughout the globe.
294 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: 0.04 (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).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- Subject area: Parades, bonfires and commemorations.
- 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 | 0.04 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.02 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.03 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.02 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.04 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.29 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.28 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.23 |
| Religion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice) | 0.10 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.07 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 13:37 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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