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#552

We not covered this yet?

This is grounds for corporate manslaughter is it not?

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#553

Definitely seems like it. Donā€™t quite understand the story with the project manager, did he whistleblow or was he found out?

#554

looks like a patsy who only realised in hindsight

murky stuff

#555

It is, but this is a nation underpinned by white supremacy, the victims were mostly black and brown, the whole reason they put the cladding on in the first place was because the wealthy residents local to the tower thought it was ugly and the cladding would make it look better, whole thing was fucked up from the start. Many of the surviving families havenā€™t even been properly rehomed, let alone get justice for what happened

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#556

The cladding scandal aftermath of this has been a complete and utter clusterfuck as well and it seems to finally be starting to pick up traction in the media. Thousands and thousands of people across the country mortgage prisoners in homes theyā€™re leaseholders for (myself included) many of whom are now being footed with the bill for replacing the dangerous cladding on their homes (my housing association seems to be paying at this point thank fuck) when the property developers who slung up the buildings and the shitty regulations that led to it being acceptable have absolutely no impact on them whatsoever.

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#557

100%

total shitshow, absolutely shameful and scandalous

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#558

Keep seeing the cladding scandal popping up in the news, but it never seems to be able to build to a critical mass as bigger stories push it back down the agenda. Scary stuff, and proper end game capitalism. Plus, apparently thereā€™s over a million flats in the UK affected so no clear route to even try and get all blocks properly certified. Hope it works out for you m9 :+1:

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#559

Cheers pal.

Weā€™ve had no cladding on most of our building for over a year now and the weatherproofing stuff they put up has long since expired so getting damp and mould etc but, even then, still nothing compared to the state of some of the other flats in our block. Weā€™ve currently actually got scaffolding going up so maybe theyā€™re actually sorting it out now after months and months of inactivity (weā€™ve still got the dangerous stuff on one side of the building though as its adjacent to a railway line and needs Network Rail permission to be able to get scaffolding up, if and when this comes in the work will take place between 1am and 4am! Hooray!)

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#560

Yeah, both what you & @avocado say point way beyond Grenfell to deep inequalities in both housing & justice

The systemic power of capital and free markets in post-colonial Britain is brutal

Anything short of corporate manslaughter charges, huge compensation for the families of victims & proper rehousing of survivors - along with a raft of reforms - will be scandalous

Plus, the fact of having to wait 3/4/5 years for these things is scandalous in itself

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#561

The legal system in this county is a farce. Cause and culpability were clear at the outset, the only reasons it has taken this long are racism, classism, and the power of capital to cover its arse. And it happens all. The. Time. Iā€™m currently working on a case that was heard last year but initially was heard 10 years ago! Itā€™s ridiculous.

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#562

I dunno about everyone else, but Iā€™ve been relatively quiet about it not because I donā€™t care but because Iā€™m so angry I canā€™t find the words at all.

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#563

I go through phases of that and phases of resignation at the fact that no amount of anger is going to change things for the foreseeable future. Itā€™s a toxic mix.

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#564

sickeningā€¦
Kingspan directors cashed in Ā£6m of shares before airing of Grenfell claims | Grenfell Tower inquiry | The Guardian

#565

This doesnā€™t seem to be getting much attention in the press today, compared to when they blamed the fire fighters:

#566

More from today at the inquiry

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#567

totally normal

#568
#569

My godfatherā€™s speaking at the inquiry today: https://youtu.be/cjioZOW8dRE

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#570

Missed that there was a second stream later in the day but if anyoneā€™s interested enough to watch back: Bereaved, Survivors & Residents Evidence - Wednesday 21st April 2021 (2/2) - YouTube

And for a bit of context (which I should have provided earlier), he was a resident of the tower and a critic of the management organisation and council in the years leading up to the fire

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