Debate contribution: First Minister and deputy First Minister Titles
Debate contribution by Mr Daniel McCrossan on .
- MLA
- Mr Daniel McCrossan
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 9 March 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Opposition Business
- Heading
- First Minister and deputy First Minister Titles
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5452897
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Text
I thank the Member for kindly giving way. Will he cast his memory back to the last Assembly election when his party was beating the drum of symbolism by saying, "Make history. Make Michelle First Minister" and did not mention any other issues? Surely that contradicts what he is saying now.
51 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: 0.31 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- Criteria met: Controversy escalation (0.74).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.93).
- Subject area: Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups.
- The overall probability was low and the text did not adopt any identity-based framing.
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 | 0.24 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.03 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.09 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.10 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.74 | Yes |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.07 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.31 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.93 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.04 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.03 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.49 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.31 |
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.11 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.06 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.02 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 15:03 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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