Grenfell Tower block disaster

I don't understand why this has become an issue about rich versus poor. Jeremy Corbyn has called it a tale of two cities with Kensington divided into rich and poor

Isn't it a good thing that one of the wealthiest areas in the world also has accommodation for poorer people. Isn't that exactly the sort of thing he wants

I'm really confused because the alternative is poor areas for poor people (you can call them ghettos if you want) and rich areas for rich people which is against everything Corbyn and the like are vehemently against (all property is theft isn't it)

I don't really understand the cause of justice that everyone is being asked to rally around

People tragically died in a fire but somehow the way to solve it is to get people marching on the streets demanding an enquiry (which they've already got yesterday) emergency support (which they've got today) and apparently no letters to be sent to people in other unrelated flats about breaking the rules they agreed to follow however petty they might think they are
 
I don't understand why this has become an issue about rich versus poor. Jeremy Corbyn has called it a tale of two cities with Kensington divided into rich and poor

Isn't it a good thing that one of the wealthiest areas in the world also has accommodation for poorer people. Isn't that exactly the sort of thing he wants

I'm really confused because the alternative is poor areas for poor people (you can call them ghettos if you want) and rich areas for rich people which is against everything Corbyn and the like are vehemently against (all property is theft isn't it)

I don't really understand the cause of justice that everyone is being asked to rally around

People tragically died in a fire but somehow the way to solve it is to get people marching on the streets demanding an enquiry (which they've already got yesterday) emergency support (which they've got today) and apparently no letters to be sent to people in other unrelated flats about breaking the rules they agreed to follow however petty they might think they are

What would you do if you were stood at the bottom looking up and watching your parents burn to death stuck in a flat that they had no chance of escaping? How would you then feel if it was totally preventable and only happened because of cost cutting and making money?

I don't understand the attitude towards protesting in the UK. Whether it achieves anything is questionable but people are rightly absolutely raging.
 
I don't understand why this has become an issue about rich versus poor. Jeremy Corbyn has called it a tale of two cities with Kensington divided into rich and poor

Isn't it a good thing that one of the wealthiest areas in the world also has accommodation for poorer people. Isn't that exactly the sort of thing he wants

I'm really confused because the alternative is poor areas for poor people (you can call them ghettos if you want) and rich areas for rich people which is against everything Corbyn and the like are vehemently against (all property is theft isn't it)

I don't really understand the cause of justice that everyone is being asked to rally around

People tragically died in a fire but somehow the way to solve it is to get people marching on the streets demanding an enquiry (which they've already got yesterday) emergency support (which they've got today) and apparently no letters to be sent to people in other unrelated flats about breaking the rules they agreed to follow however petty they might think they are

That's the attitude many had towards Hillsborough.
 
The support measures announced by Downing Street include:

:: Residents of Grenfell Tower will be rehoused at the earliest possible opportunity, within three weeks at the latest.

:: People will be rehoused as close as possible to their previous address, either in Kensington and Chelsea borough or a neighbouring borough, in order for them to access their same schools and GPs.

:: The cost of temporary accommodation will be covered until they are rehoused, with the Government also providing cash for any extra expense incurred by children travelling to their local school.

:: A £5m Grenfell Tower Residents' Discretionary Fund will be made available immediately to Kensington and Chelsea Council to help cover the loss of possessions, pay for funerals and pay for emergency supplies.

:: The Treasury will work with banks to ensure those who lost bank cards can still access their accounts.

:: The Department for Work and Pensions will work with job centres to ensure continued access to benefits and pensions.

:: Victims of the fire will be consulted on the terms of reference for the public inquiry into the disaster.

:: Victims and their families will receive state funding for legal representation at the public inquiry.

:: Experienced civil servants from the Department for Communities and Local Government have been sent to assist Kensington and Chelsea Council.


To reassure people living in similar high-rise tower blocks, the Government is:

:: Checking "at speed" with local authorities whether all high-rise buildings in their area have complied with recent fire orders, where work has been deemed required following an inspection.

:: Conducting a fire safety review of all buildings similar to Grenfell Tower.

http://news.sky.com/story/theresa-m...ll-tower-fire-victims-in-three-weeks-10917886
 

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