In June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in West London. 72 people died in what was the worst residential fire in Britain since World War II.
Culpable is a searing indictment of the government’s role in this tragedy. For nearly four decades, the ministers responsible for public safety systematically dismantled regulations through privatisation and deregulation, enabling the contractors who made Grenfell Tower a ticking time-bomb.
Despite warnings from professionals (including the FBU), politicians from successive governments imposed deregulation in the name of the market and in favour of private profiteers. Meticulously researched, and drawing on the extensive findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Culpable sets the record straight and challenges readers to consider the fundamental issues of power and violence that remain unresolved in the aftermath of Grenfell.
Table des matières
Foreword by Steve Wright, FBU General Secretary
Introduction
1. When Grenfell Tower Was Built
2. Thatcher: Deregulation Unleashed
3. Blair: ‘Better’ Deregulation
4. Cameron: Deregulation Accelerated
5. High Rise Building Safety – Warnings Ignored
6. Fire Safety – What Went Wrong?
7. Before the Grenfell Tower Fire
8. The Night of the Grenfell Tower Fire
9. Responses to the Grenfell Tower Fire
Conclusion: Justice for Grenfell, Safe Homes for All
A propos de l’auteur
Steve Wright is General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union. He has been a firefighter since 2001, and an FBU official since 2002, including acting as branch rep, brigade secretary, executive council member and vice president.
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