The problem is not tower blocks: it's capitalism and cost-cutting
Ignore the calls for tower blocks to be pulled down in the wake of Grenfell. The real problem is safety and how willing companies are to risk lives to save money.
More...Two weeks after London’s Grenfell Tower inferno, real death toll still concealed by T
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As with the victims of their policies in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and elsewhere, those killed in the Grenfell Tower fire are looked upon by the ruling class as “collateral damage.”
More...Grenfell Tower fire: Theresa May calls for 'major national investigation'
There has been a 100 per cent failure rate on all cladding so far tested from around the country.
More...Outpouring of anger over Grenfell Tower fire at London anti-austerity rally
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The mood of many was angry, with the June 14 Grenfell Tower inferno the main motivation behind the turnout
More...Anti-austerity protestors speak on the Grenfell Tower fire
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World Socialist Web Site interviewed some of those participating in Saturday’s anti-austerity demonstration. Dominating the thoughts of those who attended was the Grenfell Tower inferno and its implications.
More...Australian workers and youth speak out on Grenfell Tower tragedy
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Those who spoke to the WSWS drew parallels between the London fire and the undermining of building regulations in Australia.
More...Anger grows over Grenfell Tower inferno
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Residents of the Lancaster West housing estate near Grenfell Tower talked to the
World Socialist Web Site about the June 14 fire in London.
More...London residents on Grenfell fire: “Heads have got to roll!”
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Residents at Lancaster West spoke about the tragedy, their disbelief in the official death toll, and the conditions workers throughout the area have faced since the deadly inferno.
More...After Grenfell Tower fire: High-rise evacuated in Wuppertal, Germany
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Following the horrific fire in London, politicians and officials responsible for construction in Germany lyingly claimed that such a catastrophe could not happen here.
More...Three weeks after the Grenfell inferno: Official cover-up and callous indifference
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The period since the fire has underscored the ruling elite’s contempt for the traumatised survivors and the working class as a whole.
More...The Grenfell Tower disaster: A crime against the working class
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Homes, schools, hospitals and other public buildings must be made safe. The criminals in high places must be brought to justice.
More...London residents on the Grenfell fire: “All they want to do is maximise their profits
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World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to London residents on Bramley Road, near Grenfell Tower.
More...London resident on Grenfell fire: “I’m looking at a graveyard with people’s relatives
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WSWS reporters spoke to people outside the Westway Sports Centre in North Kensington, which is being used as an “Assistance Centre” for residents affected by the Grenfell fire.
More...London’s Grenfell fire: Salford housing associations discontinue cladding removal
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Three housing associations, Salix, City West Housing Trust and Pendlebury, together run the 29 tower blocks whose cladding failed fire safety tests.
More...Haringey social cleansing exposes Labour’s hypocrisy over Grenfell Tower fire
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Labour is just as guilty as the Tories of imposing austerity and implementing social cleansing—especially of London’s council estates and social housing.
More...Resignations at UK Shelter housing charity, after Grenfell exposes role of “Third Sec
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The Grenfell Tower fire has laid bare the impact of decades of free market policies, deregulation and cuts in public spending initiated by Thatcher and continued by every subsequent government.
More...Camden residents: “You cannot trust them now because of Grenfell. It’s never going to
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World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to tenants in the Blashford tower block about the Grenfell fire and the situation they face.
More...Australia: Lacrosse apartment residents speak out over Grenfell Tower disaster
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Almost three years after Melbourne’s Lacrosse apartment block caught fire, the building’s flammable cladding remains in place.
More...London police drag out Grenfell Tower fire investigation
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Fully one month after the fire, not a single person has been arrested or charged for what is the corporate manslaughter of at least 80 people.
More...Australian building experts discuss the Grenfell Tower fire
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“Fire safety is more important than the façade of a building,” building inspector says.
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