If it's 100% elected, won't it be just the same as the House of Commons and be quite pointless. At the moment at least there are 'cross benches' where the non political sit - some good people too such as Helena Kennedy and Susan Greenfield. Perhaps HK is a Labour Peer but she's no Blair poodle. We don't need those all male bishops either, telling me how to behave, thank you; OK female bias. Nor the hereditory peers, just because their great great etc grandfather was a Charles ll bastard. We all seem to think it needs reforming so why don't we look to other 'democracies' (whatever they are!!) and see how they function. Perhaps to eliminate the first point and curb the problems of democracy, certain groups could appoint 'electors' who would then vote for the members. Let's get rid of the title 'lord' too: sounds too subservient.Let's abolish the monarchy at the same time.
Jan