Amid all the uncertainty about Scotland’s relationship with the rest of the United Kingdom and Britain’s place inside or outside the European Union, it is easy to forget one of the great perpetuals among constitutional questions – the future of the House of Lords.The Conservatives were a touch burnt by the failure of the Coalition’s House of Lords Reform Bill in the last Parliament, which would, if passed, have established a largely elected upper house. The singeing was evident in the Conservative manifesto for May’s general election. “We will”, declared the manifesto, “ensure that the House of Lords fulfils its valuable role as a chamber of legislative scrutiny and revision. While we see a strong case for introducing an elected element into