perhaps around a half of the male members of the Lords over the age of 50 would probably not be seen again." In 2015 he described complainants—who had all by then resigned from the Liberal Democrats—of having 'a deliberate vendetta' against Rennard, writing "I certainly accuse some of the women of not telling the truth and of a deliberate vendetta where the facts became lost in the fog of vitriol." Death Greaves died at his home in Winewall, Trawden, Lancashire, on 23 March 2021, aged 78. His death was sudden: he had made his last speech in the Lords less than a week earlier. His funeral took place on 9 April 2021. References External links Lord Greaves profile at the Liberal Democrat website 1942 births 2021 deaths 20th-century English politicians 21st-century English politicians Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers Liberal Democrats (UK) parliamentary candidates Liberal Party (UK) councillors Members of Lancashire County Council People educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield People from the Borough of Pendle Politicians from Bradford Life peers created by Elizabeth II