The greed and graft that built the Grenfell tower of shame

“Show Me the Bodies” has a subtitle: “How We Let Grenfell Happen.” It’s an indictment. And a challenge.

Victims – of building contractors, political neglect and government cuts.
photo: alamy, Julio Etchart

On the final day of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry last week, Richard Millett KC said: “Each and every one of the deaths that occurred was avoidable.” But the roots of the tragedy – 40 years of deregulation – remain untouched.

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