The system is OK. Except that it is skewed by governments appointing Lords of their own ideology.Reform, yes.
Slim down, yes.
But, elected?
As a country (system?), why would we want another tier of clowns?
To rubber-stamp the trough-snuffling / cronyism / fudgetardery?
Jeez us wept.....
Each government appoints more and more of their chosen peers which means the size of the Lords grows each time.
A cap on the number of new peers created would lead to a gradual reduction over time, and prevent any government from populating it with their own supporters.