Sadiq Khan has rejected the Tulip. But that won’t save London’s skyline | Simon Jenkins

The mayor has been as bad as Boris Johnson in bowing down to speculators. If only his interest in design had kicked in sooner

Tulipmania is no more. London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has rejected Norman Foster’s 1,000ft “Tulip” for the City of London, crowning an unhappy week for the architect. On the same day, his obsession with “iconic” edifices hit a wall in Paris, where his gigantic twin towers at La Défense were rejected. Khan for once agreed with Historic England and others that the Tulip was...