Grenfell survivors to confront executives of firms blamed for disaster Survivors say in wake of Post Office scandal: ‘Those in power have lost their moral compass’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024
Grenfell families say fight for justice has parallels with Post Office IT scandal Bereaved accuse ministers of ‘whitewashing’ the disaster but tell of hope for a similar acceleration of justice The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
What makes a very British miscarriage of justice? Contempt for the ‘little people’ Windrush, Grenfell, the Post Office – all reveal who gets listened to and who gets ignored The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024
Grenfell Tower cladding company declines invitation to victims’ event Survivors and bereaved families ‘appalled’ by absence of Arconic at Grenfell Testimony Week, intended to provide sense of justice The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024
Grenfell families ‘left in limbo’ lash out at delays to decision on demolition Residents say ministers have wasted six years and ‘dodged’ making plan for tower since fire claimed 72 lives The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023
Wild weather continues after stormy night – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Dec 26, 2023
Grenfell should have been a wake-up call – but the UK still doesn't take fire safety seriously because of who is most at risk In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks House, on the Tarling West housing estate, in the early hours of the morning. The Conversation · Dec 19, 2023
It’s time we kissed the hug goodbye Brief letters: Proper greetings | Essential houseplant care | Best way to have fun | Tongue-twisters | Grenfell Tower memorial The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023
Grenfell fire victims' families seek permanent museum to honour loved ones A public exhibition would make sure history doesn't repeat itself, the memorial commission says Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2023
Construction on lasting Grenfell memorial could begin in 2026 A report has set out a series of recommendations for a ‘sacred space’ designed to be a ‘peaceful place for remembering and reflecting’. The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
Grenfell Tower memorial will not be ready until a decade after fire Bereaved families frustrated by slow pace of work by memorial commission The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023
Grenfell commission proposes permanent memorial to replace tower Report proposes memorial to tragedy should emphasise ‘height and visibility’ but says tower remains cannot stand forever The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2023
Newham is first council to successfully prosecute building owner for delays in removing dangerous cladding Newham Council in landmark legal case following order to remove cladding following Grenfell disaster Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023
Efforts to avoid ‘Grenfell-scale tragedy’ not taken seriously, says ex-mandarin Exclusive: Building safety minister demanded ‘do nothing’ option be added to policy paper on collapse risks The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 FCA changes rules for insurers of leasehold buildings after Grenfell Insurance premiums have soared since the fire claimed the lives of 72 people in the London tower block.
Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023 Chris Ofili tribute to Grenfell Tower victim Khadija Saye unveiled at Tate Britain A huge new mural by Turner Prize winner Chris Ofili has been unveiled at Tate Britain in tribute to artist Khadija Saye who died in the Grenfell disaster.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023 ‘I want it to hit people in the gut’: Chris Ofili on his epic, three-wall Grenfell fresco The artist has finally chosen to address the tragedy – with Requiem, a vast work depicting a flaming building, fleeing souls and an ocean of tears. He explains why he placed an artist who died at its centre
Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023 Fury as Grenfell councillor promotes his psychedelics firm in article on grief Rock Feilding-Mellen has written about how taking magic mushrooms helped him with pain over the fire
Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak confirms delayed opening of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge amid safety checks It comes after reports that the barge could be a ‘floating Grenfell’ due to fire safety concerns
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023 Home Office delays moving asylum seekers to barge over fire safety fears Exclusive: Officials carry out last-minute inspections after reports Bibby Stockholm could become ‘floating Grenfell’
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023 ‘Floating Grenfell’ fears for government’s asylum seeker barge The facility will eventually host about 500 men at a time
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023 Cost of Grenfell Tower disaster soars to nearly £1.2bn Exclusive: Costs now 4,000 times amount saved by replacing fire-retardant materials with combustible cladding
The Week · Jul 27, 2023 Grenfell: in the words of survivors review A “masterpiece of forensic fury”, said Mark Lawson in The Guardian, this “verbatim” play is based on writer Gillian Slovo’s interviews with survivors of the 2017 Grenfell fire and the relatives of some of the 72 people who died in the tower block, excerpts from the public inquiry transcripts, and…
The Conversation · Jul 26, 2023 Grenfell: in the words of survivors – new play is an angry demand for accountability The National Theatre’s new play, Grenfell: in the words of survivors, written by Gillian Slovo and directed by Phyllida Lloyd and Anthony Simpson-Pike, aims to offer a voice to survivors of the fire.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023 Trust the theatre: it has shown us the true outrage of Grenfell in a way the inquiry can’t A verbatim play based on the interviews with survivors shows us the agony of justice delayed, says Guardian social affairs correspondent Robert Booth