Culpable

Deregulation, Austerity and the Causes of the Grenfell Tower Fire

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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'If anyone still doubts that 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire because successive governments took away safety measures in the name of profit, this lucid, luminously written book will put them straight' - Francis BeckettIn June 2017, a fire broke out in the 25-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in West London. 72 people died in what was the worst residential fire in Britain since World War II.Culpable is a searing indictment of the government’s role in this tragedy. For nearly four decades, the ministers responsible for public safety systematically dismantled regulations through privatisation and deregulation, enabling the contractors who made Grenfell Tower a ticking time bomb.Despite warnings from professionals (including the FBU), politicians from successive governments imposed deregulation in the name of the market and in favour of private profiteers. Meticulously researched, and drawing on the extensive findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Culpable sets the record straight and challenges readers to consider the fundamental issues of power and violence that remain unresolved in the aftermath of Grenfell.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-09-20
Mått:140 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:338 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Pluto Press
Medarbetare:Steve Wright
ISBN:9780745351025

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Paul Hampton is Head of Research and Policy at the Fire Brigades Union. He is the author of numerous FBU and other labour movement publications, and has been a trade unionist for over 40 years.Steve Wright is General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union. He has been a firefighter since 2001, and an FBU official since 2002, including acting as branch rep, brigade secretary, executive council member and vice president.

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'This book should be read right across the trade union movement, particularly by those at the top of the organisation. It shows exactly what a trade union should do. From representing its members, to warning ministers before something goes wrong and then campaigning alongside the public when it does go wrong. The FBU took Grenfell into the labour movement and worked with the community to fight for justice. That’s what trade unionism is all about and the FBU deserves credit for placing this on record in this manner'

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Steve Wright, FBU General SecretaryIntroduction1. When Grenfell Tower Was Built2. Thatcher: Deregulation Unleashed3. Blair: ‘Better’ Deregulation4. Cameron: Deregulation Accelerated5. High Rise Building Safety – Warnings Ignored6. Fire Safety – What Went Wrong?7. Before the Grenfell Tower Fire8. The Night of the Grenfell Tower Fire9. Responses to the Grenfell Tower FireConclusion: Justice for Grenfell, Safe Homes for All