Fire safety cannot wait, that is why we are launching the Fire Safety Checklist One of the things that comes out of the terrible tragedies … Read more
Tag: Ed Kirton-Darling
Closing gaps – the problem with common parts
As the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill makes its way through Parliament – in the metaphorical shadow of Grenfell Tower – there is a … Read more
Paying for safety after Grenfell: cladding and beyond
On 16 March, the Guardian reported on security and terrorism concerns about the hundreds of tower blocks across the UK which still have dangerous Grenfell … Read more
Inquiries, regulation and fire in the high rise
by Ed Kirton-Darling It is around 48 hours since the news of a fire at Grenfell Tower broke. My reactions in that time mirror those … Read more
Hillsborough: Grief and the Inquest
One clear theme from the Hillsborough inquests is the ways in which inquests can act to frame who and what can be mourned. My Facebook … Read more