The ludicrous nature of the House of Lords reforms

The ludicrous nature of the House of Lords reforms is highlighted by the position of the bilious Lord Oakeshott. Twice he stood for election and wisely on both occasions the voters rejected him. The LibDems responded by circumventing democracy and raising him to the peerage. As I understand it, the new proposals will ensure that the voters are kept well away from decisions that might result in Oakeshott losing his cosy unelected sinecure. The electorate will only be allowed to vote for a Party. Decisions on which of their friends, relations and benefactors will sit in the Lords will be taken by anonymous men doing deals in locked rooms. It won't be a reform. It will be a recipe for corruption.