It wasn't his lecture/speech that did for him ....... it was his performance on the radio interview prior to giving the speech/lecture and no amount of spin or excuse ( after the fact) will dig him out.
But anyway - many, many congratulations to the McSporrans - I love a silver wedding ( you get a whole new canteen of cutlery and a couple of good matching wine-glasses ( none of those freebies from the local garage where you only collect 5 and the offer ends before you get the sixt !!!!!!!