The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was “unacceptably
closed-minded”, “isolationist” and “parochial” in the years before the Grenfell
Tower fire and was beset by a culture that left it unable to cope with an
emergency “beyond the normal or standard fire”, lawyers acting for bereaved and
survivors said. The claim came as the Grenfell Tower Inquiry heard opening
statements for the section of its investigation focusing on the LFB’s actions
in the years before the blaze. Speaking for one group, Danny Friedman QC said
that the blaze saw the brigade face “the limits of its competence”. Read more
on Inside Housing.
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took on the housing crisis – and won
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When a group of teenage mothers were evicted from their homeless hostel,
Focus E15, they took over a tower block of empty council flats in protest.
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