Debate contribution: Academic Selection

Debate contribution by Mr Jon Burrows on .

MLA
Mr Jon Burrows
Party at the time
Ulster Unionist Party
Date
3 February 2026
Type
Debate contribution
Business
Private Members' Business
Heading
Academic Selection
Assembly identifier
Official Report component 5362532

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Text

No, I will not give way any further. In West Belfast, Mr Sheehan's constituency, St Dominic's Grammar School has produced wonderful pupils who have been some of the brightest minds of our country.

33 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Assessment

Not flagged

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: 0.23 (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 (0.99).
  • Subject area: Education structures, integration and community division.
  • 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

Probability that each statement is true of this text (0 = no, 1 = yes). A criterion counts as met at 0.60 or above.
QuestionProbabilityMet?
Identity framing0.13No
Sectarian or communal antagonism0.02No
Cultural grievance politics0.05No
Dog-whistle messaging0.05No
Controversy escalation0.18No
Legitimate policy scrutiny0.13No
Overall judgement0.23At or below not-flagging threshold
Context and attribution (stance)
OptionProbability
No identity-based framing (chosen)0.99
Reports or questions it0.00
Criticises or condemns it0.00
Adopts it0.01
Subject area (top five)
SubjectProbability
Education structures, integration and community division0.66
No identity-related subject0.27
Religion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice)0.04
Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations0.02
Another identity-related subject0.01

Assessed 21 October 2026 at 14:26 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.

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