Archer and Black to be Ousted from Lords

Another of Tony Blair's great failures. Why couldnt he complete reform of the Lords and give the UK an elected Upper Chamber? Could it be that his heart wasnt really in democracy? Convicted criminals at last to be removed from the Lords. Wonder why Murdoch has it in for the Lords? Id love to think its something to do with Republicanism, but I suspect theyre blocking something he wants...Oh cynical, cynical! Come back in a year's time and see if the man of Straw has actually done anything...like incorporating the ORCD Convention on Corruption into UK law, for example...