Jim,
There are still 90 hereditary peers and theer is no guarantee that any of them are appointed on merit - just by establishment approval

That implies the will of the establishment to remove them - which does not exist

I took those statements to mean that the "establishment" wanted to keep the lords and the bishops against the will of the people Jim.

They are there democratically, and they cannot be removed democratically.

Yes they can Jim.
Much reform has happened already