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Post by VanWoman84 on Jun 14, 2019 9:56:14 GMT
It's the second anniversary of the Grenfel Tower fire disaster. 72 people died in the fire at the tower block.
I am shocked to learn that 221 similar buildings still have the cladding.
Why is this still a fact?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 12:57:26 GMT
Because it only affects poor people, Vannie. In fact kots are not only poor, they have brown skin. Why would the government care about them? (Us?)
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Post by VanWoman84 on Jun 14, 2019 12:59:49 GMT
Have to agree with you there corvus...
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Post by valdez on Jun 15, 2019 20:12:41 GMT
why did the firemen get a grilling at the inquest somebody passed that cladding when he or she knew it was not safe that,s who to blame.now am i being cynical or did somebody have a drink out of it
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Post by bernie on Jun 17, 2019 17:44:14 GMT
The truth is there are very small number of companies capable of removing the cladding from the outside of buildings that big and it is a slow job. Its going to take a long time to get round to do all the necessary tower blocks.
Also, apparently, some of the companies that would be capable of doing the work don't want to get involved because they feel they would suffer negative PR, guilt by association or whatever. I would imagine they don't trust the new cladding and don't want their name dragged through the courts if a that anything bad happens in the future.
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Post by NomadCris on Jun 17, 2019 19:05:14 GMT
No one has any balls to take decisions or accept responsibility these days,theyre all too concerned about their image and public relations and vicarious liability.
It will probably work out cheaper to demolish the affected high rise buildings and rebuild new housing than remove the dangerous cladding and refurbish.
The entire fiasco stinks of corruption and according to reports,even the sizeable appeal support fund set up to benefit the victims has yet to find its way to those in need.
I doubt any of the victims families will ever get justice.
If it had affected a lot of rich white folks in Kensington thered be people in prison for it by now.
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Post by bernie on Jun 17, 2019 19:40:01 GMT
I grew up in that part of London and even when they were building them in the 60s people were refusing to move into those high rise blocks because "everyone" was saying they were death traps even then.
The situation was made complicated because so many of the people who died were sofa surfers or in illegal sublets, a situation that is totally normal in London. Nobody, least of all the council had the faintest idea who was living there.
The several crowdfunding appeals that sprung up, one raised £2 million, are the subject of allegations, as is the fate of many tons of clothes, household goods etc that was donated. Its all very messy
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