#Grenfell

It’s a bit of a bugbear of mine and I’ve got too much else on my desk to really go into it now but the 1971 Fire Precautions Act basically
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I’ve just listened to @RobertJenrick on @BBCPM explain why it has taken so long to take this level of action on #CladdingScandal. It took @natfednews 3 days after Grenfell to
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X : Thoughts on Desmond?Me : Hmmm ... do you mean the whole manipulate the system to avoid giving £45M to an impoverished region - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jun/24/we-dont-want-to-give-marxists-doe-texts-between-desmond-and
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It is hard to conceive of a more obscene set of circumstances than this #claddingscandal. The corruption and rapaciousness of the building industry has been long-known, and #GrenfellInquiry is exposing
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I’ve just handed in my mphil dissertation ! It’s on the Ronan Point scandal of 1968. I found some interesting archive materials that I’d like to share. The disaster gives
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When discussing why 100,000 pandemic deaths are not being publicly mourned or acknowledged, let's think about the culture of public mourning & commemoration in this country. Whose life is of
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Listening to @mrjamesob today, he asked the question: “What have Harry & Meghan done wrong?”Watched a load of videos of her and concluded: it’s not about what they’ve done wrong,
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We are no longer living in a country recognised for its human rights. The UK is firmly rolling back human rights, it is corrupt, prejudiced, and a dangerous place for
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To meet carbon reduction targets & stay below 1.5ºC – we need to retrofit a lot of buildings. We're talking roughly 1 house every 20 seconds between now & 2050
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With various Brexit supporting types talking about the great opportunities ahead from cutting regulations I am considering the need to discuss why this doesn't work, business don't want it, and
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In the wake of the @WickerSheffClad prohibition last Friday I was asked by a resident how many other prohibitions I was aware of. I could think of 2 or 3
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Snap reaction: 1. The loans offer will be a big problem for potentially millions in blocks below 18m. Not for repayment (if the cap works) but because it risks plunging
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By now you’ll all have seen this image of @QPR’s Ilias Chair and Bright Osayi-Samuel celebrating by taking the knee last night. But you might not know about the excellent
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*Trigger Warning* #Grenfell Thread: Fires involving external spread (thx S. Howard, BRE) 1/141991: Started when rubbish was set alight outside the 11-story Knowsley Heights 11 stry tower block in Merseyside,
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A final thought on Jenrick's announcement today. The route of the government's problem is a failure to distinguish the varying levels of risk in buildings and until that nettle is
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The UK isn’t racist. A thread. Our Prime Minister advocates for white supremacy in Africa. One rule for one group, another for anyone else How Mark Duggan was portrayed by
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