More Austerity Means More Grenfells
Austerity put saving money, not protecting people, at the top of the state’s agenda. Combine that with deregulation and corporate greed, and Grenfell is one horrific example of the consequences.
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Peter Apps
Peter Apps is the deputy editor of Inside Housing.
The Grenfell Tower Fire Was Part of Britain’s Colonial Legacy
Named for a colonial leader and built under the same deregulatory drive imposed on newly independent nations, the Grenfell Tower fire wasn’t solely a disaster of the present – it was proof of empire’s long and continuing shadow.