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  Most hereditary peers no longer sit in the Commons and those that do are not there as a right any more, just for being hereditary peers.
  
  guzz has a serious point. A lot of the working hereditary peers were there out of a feeling of duty/tradition and continuity, not for money. However outdated the hereditary system may be seen by many, there is a case for not placing all power in the hands of those who actively seek it. This I believe is one of the strengths of our monarchy, however powerful a Prime Minister is, however large their majority, however big their ego is they must kneel to the Queen, kiss her hand and, weekly, bow to her. It puts them in their place in the pecking order and a good thing too.

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