How could Len grasp the context of an interview he hadn't seen and wasn't referred to in the OP. Indeed even after you have talked about it, how would anyone know what the Imperial wonk was meaning? Do you think he meant the not saying daft things as indicated by Len?
NS, I thought that my reference to what has "been spoken about during the BBC's 'season' 2 was a clear enough reference, especially when I then asked my question with reference to that context. Perhas, f people were unclear about the context, they ought to have asked me to clarify - something that I regularly do on other subjects here.