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I think the difference between FPTP and PR (besides the obvious) is that the former is designed to elect/reject an individual (regardless of their party affiliation), with the latter designed to elect/reject parties (regardless of who the individuals are). Warsi could be rejected under PR - if...

Oh - and whatever happens the Bishops have to go! There are (I believe) only two 'democracies' in the world that reserve seats in their parliament for religious leaders: Iran and the United Kingdom.

To be fair, I'm not completely certain what the current appointment system actually is. Who gets to decide how many Conservative Lords that Cameron can appoint? Or Labour/Lib Dem/etc Lords? I don't disagree about crossbenchers actually, but surely there must be some control on how many of each...

Personally, I'd make the House of Lords electable under Proportional Representation. 1) The parties still get to put whoever they want on the lists - but the electorate the say of how many each party actually has. 2) Under PR, it's highly unlikely that any party will get a majority - even...

There is, but that is not what the House of Lords is. Those sitting in the House of Lords are still appointed by political parties; just we don't get any say in these ones. The perfect example that sticks two fingers up at democracy is Sayeeda Warsi. She has stood for election once (in 2005)...