It is a shame that even at their advanced age, the veterans are still easily manipulated by the media.
When Brown made that speech he had had a week of resignations and was fighting for his political life. He has been under a lot of pressure and reading one eyed from his notes he made a simple mistake.
While this was amusing, it was trivial and not worth reporting on the national news. It wasn't really hushed up, I had already seen the mistake, as his speech had already been broadcast live on BBC News 24, SKY News and a host of foreign channels.
For anyone who missed it, see the youtube link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-RNqD-gO9w