House Of Lords Reform.

I have mixed views on this issue, the main temptation being to embrace the sound principle of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'

Sadly, as this flies in the face of democracy (and democrat am I)  its survival seems unlikely.
That there are hereditary peers is an archaic nonsense - but we must admit that the system of 'checks and balances' has worked ridiculously well.
That there be experts co-opted seems to me quite reasonable.
My feeling would probably be for an elected upper chamber by proper PR. The trouble is that such a system continues closed party politics, whips et al. That is maybe better than 'aged party apparatchiks being put out to grass', however.
The thought of a massive UKIP presence - which would be inevitable under PR - is most appealing.