Just a point of order - May did indeed appoint extra Lords but only 9 Tories and only one of those was a true Brexiteer. So they aren't going to help her given each Lords vote she's lost she's lost by between 30 to 100 votes.
In principle I have no issue with abolishing the HoL - my problem is whatever replaces it has to be better. Straight elections I can only see ending up exactly like the HoP elections - a political bun fight. I quite like the Gwylan of a senate style 2nd chamber but then I think the randomness of...