Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:45 pm on 20 January 2009.
My Lords, perhaps I may correct my noble friend on one point. The peer-review mechanism has not stalled and in fact has contributed significantly to the improvement of governance in many countries. I recently came back from the inauguration of a new President in Ghana, the result of a 50:50 election where the losing side respected the result. However, that makes my noble friend's point even truer, because the great successes of improved governance in Africa are covered up internationally by the disastrous black spot of Zimbabwe.