Huhne and Pryce fell hard because we wanted them to | Simon Jenkins

The jailing of Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce reflects our inability to punish political figures for their public failings

Liars, hypocrites, the louses of parliament, the mighty fallen. Strip-search them in jail. Humiliate their families. Stick a lens up their noses. We know where they live. Let them wallow in their heinous crime. The reaction to the Huhne-Pryce conviction has been sickening. It has nothing to do with speeding or lying about speeding, hardly rare offences. It manifests something...