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 5362536
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Text
No, I will not give way. They include Mary McAleese and, of course, Ms Flynn
If I may, I will make my points.
23 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: 0.26 (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 (0.94).
- 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 | 0.13 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.04 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.10 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.10 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.36 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.05 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.26 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.94 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.01 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.05 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.67 |
| Education structures, integration and community division | 0.12 |
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.09 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.04 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.03 |
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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