Thursday, 23 August 2018

High-Rise Tenants Being Ignored Like We Were, Say Grenfell Survivors


Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have widened their campaign against the marginalisation of council tenants, raising concerns that others are being treated in the same way as they were before the disaster. Nicholas Burton, whose wife died as a result of the fire, and Edward Daffarn, who escaped, are helping residents at nine council-owned tower blocks in Salford that were refurbished using similar combustible cladding at the same time as Grenfell. They have heard claims from tenants that their concerns about safety were not being handled properly. After he visited the Pendleton estate and spoke to residents, Burton said: “It’s just like turning back the clock.” Read more on the Guardian website.

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