Electing the second chamber is frequently taken as self-evidently the democratic option. It is not unusual to see reference to 'a democratically elected' second chamber, although no one appears to be advancing a case for an undemocratically elected chamber. In this chapter, the authors quote Colin Tyler making the point that 'ultimately it is the democratic character of Parliament that matters, not the democratic character of its constituent parts considered in isolation from each other'. The key point is that it is rare to consider Parliament as Parliament. Constitutional reform in the UK has taken place in recent decades, especially in the years since 1997, on a substantial scale, but the changes derive from no intellectually coherent approach to constitutional change. The absence of any intellectually coherent approach to constitutional change is apparent in respect of attempts to change the House of Lords.