Wilshire's Nazi gaffe - the real tragedy

The latest in the 'they just don't get it' series is the extraordinary claim by Tory MP David Wilshire - a man under investigation for paying his own company £105,000 with our money.
He said: "The witch-hunt against MPs in general will undermine democracy. It will weaken Parliament - handing yet more power to governments. Branding a whole group of people as undesirables led to Hitler's gas chambers."
Let's get this straight. He is comparing the investigation into dodgy expenses claims by MPs to the holocaust.
Sorry David, I don't think any MPs have died at the hands of brutal thugs. His remarks are beyond contempt.
In The Times Rachel Sylvester says: 'In the week of the anniversary of the gunpowder plot, most voters would like nothing better than to blow up the House of Commons, stoking the fire with tables and chairs purchased from the John Lewis list.'
And that's putting it mildly.
A more reasoned response to the crisis comes in the FT from Philip Stephens.
He suggests giving MPs a pay rise to £90k from their present £65k.
Of course he's right - I'd propose a higher figure - but there's no chance they'll get an increase.
Ultimately we will all suffer with low-grade representatives in parliament - we are the victims, not Wilshire and his like.