Most Grenfell survivors remain homeless a month after inferno
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The failure to provide emergency rehousing for just 158 families, in one of the richest cities in the world, reveals the callous indifference of the ruling elite to the suffering of the fire victims.
More...Water pressure reductions reportedly contributed to Grenfell Tower inferno
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A former Thames Water worker told the WSWS that the company is seeking to deflect inquiries into a policy of reducing water pressure to cut down leakage from water mains.
More...Anger grows over failure to prosecute those responsible for Grenfell Tower inferno
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Despite a mountain of evidence of criminal wrongdoing by politicians and business leaders, no one has been charged in connection with the fire that killed at least 80.
More...The Grenfell fire: Class politics versus identity politics
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Within hours of the fire, and with only a small number of the dead identified, major efforts were already underway to make racism the central issue in the tragedy.
More...Labour Shadow Chancellor says Grenfell Tower fire is “social murder”: What is he goin
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Workers should ask John McDonnell, who says the guilty parties should be punished for Grenfell, what he and Labour are doing about it.
More...Residents denounce inequality at fundraising event for Grenfell Tower victims
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People attending the local fundraising event in West London for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire spoke with the
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More...Socialist Equality Party (UK) members threatened and excluded from Grenfell Tower fun
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SEP members were barred from a fundraising event for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, which was being held in a public area near the burnt-out tower.
More...Angry Grenfell survivors and residents berate London police and council officials
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Local residents and survivors of the Grenfell Tower inferno denounced police and the Kensington and Chelsea Council as “liars” working for “rich folks.”
More...Council condemned for “disgusting” treatment of Grenfell fire survivors
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A heavy police and security guard presence was mobilised outside and inside the town hall to ensure that as few survivors as possible would be able to enter.
More...Protesters at Kensington and Chelsea council meeting: “This has been a massive crime
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World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to a number of those protesting outside the meeting.
More...Fire risk in most New Zealand high-rise buildings
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Following the Grenfell Tower inferno in London, experts in New Zealand have warned of the potential for a similar disaster.
More...Grenfell Fire—Social Murder: A crime against the working class
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The Socialist Equality Party urges all workers and youth, including survivors of the Grenfell fire and local residents, to attend our public meetings and discuss the central issues involved in this capitalist crime against the working class.
More...Residents in Bradford, England: “We are all affected by what has happened at Grenfell
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Reporters from the
World Socialist Web Site spoke to residents in Bradford about the Grenfell fire.
More...The Grenfell Fire: Vigil held for five-year-old victim
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Family, friends and local residents gathered to mourn five-year-old Isaac Paulos, who lived with his family on Grenfell’s 18th floor and was found dead on the 13th floor.
More...UK: Kensington and Chelsea Council struck deals to avoid building affordable housing
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Research by the BBC confirms the council has connived with construction firms and property companies to displace working class families from the borough.
More...Grenfell fire witness Johnny Regasa: “You saw so many people at their windows burning
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WSWS reporters spoke to Johnny Regasa, who lost a friend, Hashim Kedir, in the Grenfell Tower fire and assisted several survivors.
More...Residents confront head of government inquiry into Grenfell Fire
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Such consultations are an attempt to bestow much needed legitimacy on the inquiry, which will have no legal powers to prosecute anybody or hold anyone to account.
More...Grenfell Tower fire survivors reject local authority, police cover-up
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The Kensington and Chelsea councillors are entirely insulated from the social catastrophe that they inflicted on the working class population they want to drive out of the borough.
More...London schools with flammable cladding deemed “safe”
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Despite the widespread use of flammable cladding in schools, only three schools have so far been tested.
More...Police announce possible manslaughter charges in connection with Grenfell Fire
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Despite the investigation being in operation for more than six weeks, not a single person has been arrested or even charged.
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