London’s empty towers mark a very British form of corruption | Simon Jenkins

These monoliths that dominate the skyline expose the tainted wealth that has the capital’s gullible politicians in thrall

Now we know. The glitzy 50-storey tower that looms over London’s Vauxhall and Pimlico is, as the Guardian revealed yesterday, just a stack of bank deposits. Once dubbed Prescott Tower, after the minister who approved it against all advice, it is virtually empty.

Related: Sadiq Khan condemns foreign investors' use of London homes as 'gold bricks'

Related: 'Tower for the tof...