Blog: Grenfell must not be allowed to be another example of justice denied

This Sunday marks three years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Three years since the deaths of 72 innocent people in the most horrific circumstances, in their own homes. Three years since the worst residential fire since the Second World War. The lives lost at Grenfell exposed government failings on housing, investment, safety standards, deregulation and building control. These were avoidable deaths, but the choices that could have saved lives weren’t made. And they still aren’t being made today. 23,000 households are still living in unsafe residential tower blocks – in both the social and private rented sectors. Clad in unsafe flammable cladding, that’s tens of thousands of families fearing for their lives three years on. It is impossible, even during a global pandemic – to stay safe at home, when your home is unsafe. UNISON has consistently called for safe homes for residents and for the government to provide adequate funding to remove all flammable materials to ensure the safety of residents, as set out in our housing manifesto. Yet three years on, these families, their loved ones and the community that surrounds Grenfell are still waiting. The government’s partial ban on flammable cladding isn’t enough – and action is far too slow. Lives are being put at risk. And as the Grenfell Tower residents were once ignored when they raised concerns about fire safety, now the calls of thousands more families are being ignored too. UNISON stands with the Grenfell s...
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