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.
John Smith obituary
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“It’s not common, its popular,” my father, John Smith, would say when asked
about his name. For 35 years, John, who has died aged 83, was an
ever-present...
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