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gavin barwell the tory that looks a bit like a golfball with teeth..he was housing officer, until this week when he lost his seat, he was told about the dangers of the local high rises

he ignored it

 

corbyn put forward a proposal to make housing safer..tories over ruled it

 

the fire service asked tories to put sprinklers in high rises..they said no

 

fire service asked for communial fire alarms-tories said no

 

boris johnson shut 3 fire stations local to the tower & when concern was expressed he told the bloke to 'get stuffed'

 

the cladding put on the tower was put there to make that tower 'more pleasing to the eye' for the nearby  'posh' neighbours that cladding acted like paper & set the block alight so quick

 

i tell ya..that tory bunch are b*stards

pirate1111
Syd posted:

Lives have been horribly lost........people left shattered for the rest of their lives and ....................... it turns into a political argument..............I could cry!

Yep - I understand things need to be done, but the political comment leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth atm  (that's not to say that I don't think some of the points made are valid and some make my blood boil - it's just too raw and I'm not even directly affected)

Kaffs
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but it IS political..its money saving & cuts & greed that have allowed this to happen

it might leave a bitter taste

but its GOT to be discussed as there are other blocks in the same predicament..no alarms, only 1 flight of stairs for fire escape (which would be used by both the residents & firefighters) no sprinklers, no fire doors, blocks covered in the same cladding

imagine if YOU lived in one of those blocks

would you sleep easy tonight?

pirate1111
pirate1111 posted:

but it IS political..its money saving & cuts & greed that have allowed this to happen

it might leave a bitter taste

but its GOT to be discussed as there are other blocks in the same predicament..no alarms, only 1 flight of stairs for fire escape (which would be used by both the residents & firefighters) no sprinklers, no fire doors, blocks covered in the same cladding

imagine if YOU lived in one of those blocks

would you sleep easy tonight?

No, I wouldn't sleep, and I would most probably be looking for 'someone' to blame,...........but...........making it into looking for a 'political party' to blame, or the 'rich' is not in my opinion the way to move forward after such a loss of life and trauma...............

Syd

This link is not political as such but there are people to blame.... This was posted in November 2016  And other concerns were voiced even earlier than that.

 

It's tragic, made even more so when you realise that those people who lost their lives could possibly have been some of the very same people who were crying out for things to be made safer last year... 

 

https://grenfellactiongroup.wo...o-playing-with-fire/

 

Jen-Star

I can't believe the latest figures.    To use fire resistant panels for cladding instead of the ones they used would have cost ÂĢ2 each more.    A total 'saving' of ÂĢ5000.   What cost all those lives?  

 

I haven't read/watched much about this until tonight - absolutely harrowing hearing about those people who knew they weren't going to make it.    God help those families.

Kaffs
Saint posted:

I can't understand how the fire spread to every room all at the same time?

from what i read, the cladding had a gap between each side of the tower & the gap was metal & with cladding either side of it, the gap acted as a chimney & the flames went straight up

obviously, the bloke who said it was just guessing, cos theres been no examination of the tower yet but it seems possible

pirate1111

something else i read earlier

May has called for an inquiry, an inquiry involves just those that call it ie in this case tory government who will present the evidence that they choose to present, call their own experts in & none of the victims or survivors can have their say

 

an inquest means an impartial judge will listen to both sides, victims can bring in witnesses, evidence, experts etc..of their choosing, they can prove their case with the written statements that were sent to council as far back as a few years, where they warned of the dangers & lack of safety in the block

 

May chooses the inquiry

 

and that should tell you a lot

pirate1111

BLOODY HELL!

There has been speculation over whether the cladding used to cover Grenfell Tower contributed to the speed at which the fire spread.

BBC Newsnight has reported that the exterior cladding on Grenfell Tower, added in 2015, had a polyethylene - or plastic - core instead of a more fireproof alternative.

Now comes a statement from the Department for Communities and Local Government: "Cladding using a composite aluminium panel with a polyethylene core would be non-compliant with current Building Regulations guidance.

"This material should not be used as cladding on buildings over 18m in height.

"We cannot comment on what type of cladding was used on the building - this will be subject to investigations."

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This means that they've allowed this company to put this cladding on and they don't know what was used!!!!!

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

In his letter, Jeremy Corbyn noted that the government had made it clear that displaced residents would be locally rehoused. But, he wrote:

It now appears that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea may not be as committed to ensuring that all are re-housed locally. Your public re-commitment to this is imperative as part of an unequivocal, wider statement that the government will do all it can to provide timely practical support to those who have suffered so much. In this context, I note the announcement of the first government investment of ÂĢ5million. Given the magnitude and scale of the crisis, this will clearly not be sufficient and I therefore await information regarding further funding plans.

On a related matter, I believe that an attitude of generosity and compassion in relation to the costs of funeral expenses and ensuring that it is possible for families living outside the UK to travel here to attend funerals, as well as participate in the inquiry, is also warranted in such a tragic situation. This is particularly the case given the circumstances of many of the Grenfell Tower residents, including the number of bereaved families who may be resident overseas and the costs of burial and cremation. As was also raised at yesterday’s brief discussion in the Grand Committee, I would expect that the Home Office guarantees the replacement, as a matter of urgent priority, of all documentation for those affected.

The more I read the more permanemt become the tears!

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing

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