Amy Bottrill*@bottrill*
To those calling for people not to politicise this tragedy: it's inherently political. You cannot separate social housing from politics.
Owen Jones*@OwenJones84*
And it's the residents themselves who are making these points.
Someone else has already mentioned this, but there was a fire in 2009 in a block of flats. One of the main concerns was due to the single fire exit that contributed to people being trapped.
This sparked a report as it was felt the fire regulations were not good enough. This subsequent review has not yet been completed and has been delayed and delayed. There has been a failure to follow up on a previous incident.
I'm sure that part of the eventual inquiry will be not only whether current fire regulations were met but also whether the government followed up enough from the previous tragedy well enough.
The fears of residents are against this background. And one of currents to fire services (which includes fire prevention issues).
Comments like this I call bullshit on the idea that proper checks and safety measures were not deemed nessecary because they are not effective. They weren't deemed nessecary because who gives a shit about tower block tenants are therefore really relevant and should be heard particularly because this is what people most directly affected are saying.
Its not just people affected today either. Its anyone who is worried because they also live in a similar building. They should be made aware of what is going on and how safe they are.
If pressure is not put on to answer these questions, who is to say that no lessons are learnt from this tragedy?
Again.