'Why has so little has changed since Grenfell tragedy?' – Andy Richardson
Has it really been seven years? Few can fail to remember the fateful and terrifying day when they woke up to the news of the Grenfell Fire.
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While the Fire Service battled in vain, the situation was made far worse by a catalogue of errors. People were told to stay put, when it would have been better for them to leave. The authorities were slow to act, failing to realise the magnitude of the event or provide the relief.
Bereaved families were told there’d be a quick inquiry into the errors arising as businesses and individuals were held to account. And more than seven years have passed, during which time Greenfell Tower has stood in silent tribute to the 72 who died.
People weren’t listened to – either before, or after. People hadn’t wanted the flammable cladding stuck to the outside of their building in the first place, and afterwards, the business of taking down similar cladding elsewhere has been horribly slow.
Justice delayed is justice denied and seven years on, too little has been done. The community at Grenfell has been traumatised, the pain and emptiness is hard to comprehend.
