When questioned about the mistake during a visit to an Edinburgh school later in the morning, Mr McConnell described the error as "minor" and said it had now been corrected.
Fortunately the error was identified and corrected quickly and we are now again investing heavily in talent development, research and development, as well as avoiding any big chills for short term gain.
Goodwin is withdrawing all unsold copies of the current edition of The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys and preparing a fully corrected version, so she now appears to be making a serious effort to address the plagiarism issue head on.