Causes of Grenfell fire were entwined with policy decisions driven by saving money
by Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6DD8Y)
Any help the community gets pales in comparison with their loss and trauma
False economy does not begin to describe the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's approach to the Grenfell Tower refurbishment.
It was not just how the council shaved a few hundred thousands pounds from the cladding budget by switching from zinc, that was expected to be fire-retardant, to plastic-filled combustible panels.
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