Lord Greaves column: I was trying to scuttle round my leafleting patch on Sunday evening when I was stopped by an 82-year-old lady who came out of her bungalow to tell me a long tale about her dealings with the local hospitals last week.
Lord Greaves column: As I write the results in Zimbabwe are still not announced even though everyone knows that the opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has won with a landslide.
Lord Greaves column: Judge Richard Mawrey QC came to fame three years ago when he said the system of postal voting in this country was what might be expected in a 'banana republic’.
Lord Greaves column: Before Christmas I suggested that one thing that makes a country democratic – not the only one – is whether there can be a peaceful transfer of power from one set of rulers to another following an election.
Lord Greaves column: I have to pinch myself! At a time when service cuts are more usual, the “round the houses” bus services in Colne, Nelson and Brierfield are being improved.
Lord Greaves column: After more than four hours of intense debate on the details of the government’s “pay as you throw” proposals last Wednesday, I’ve changed my mind.
Lord Greaves column: It does look as though we'll get to the Government's crazy "pay as you throw" proposals for domestic refuse in the Climate Change Bill committee tomorrow.
Lord Greaves column: We didn’t reach the pay-as-you-throw proposals in the Climate Change Bill last week and it may now be next Wednesday before we discuss them.
Lord Greaves column: What is meant by democracy? Just one essential feature is that it is possible to have a peaceful, consensual transfer of power from one set of rulers to another – usually but not always after an election.
Lord Greaves column: The House of Lords is not noted for its wild animals, though we’ve seen the occasional mouse scurrying across the red carpets and a security guard found a fox trotting along the corridor in the early hours.
