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
Tag: Grenfell Tower
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
The Grenfell Tower inquiry: learning from Hillsborough
As part of a series of posts critically reflecting on the Grenfell Tower fire, Phil Scraton, Professor Emeritus in Criminology at Queen’s University Belfast, calls … Read more
Grenfell Tower and the unravelling of forty years of housing ideology
As part of a series of posts critically reflecting on the Grenfell Tower fire, Prof Helen Carr argues that legal and policy burdens make tower … 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