hiː ɐnˈaʊnst hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, tə tˈeɪk ɪfˈɛkt ɪn dʒˈuːn, tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl hɪz səksˈɛsɚ tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ fɚðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ pˈɑːɹləmənt ᵻlˈɛkʃənz ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən.
He announced his retirement on 21 May 2010, to take effect in June, to enable his successor to prepare for the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2011.