“We can’t breathe,” the 33-year-old-teacher desperately told fire brigade dispatchers as flames raced up Grenfell Tower to the 22nd floor. On June 14th church bells across London tolled 72 times – once for each of the victims of the Grenfell fire. Commemoration has been muted, but survivors’ group Grenfell United organised a series of events, and a silent march was held. And the public inquiry onto which survivors have pinned much hope is currently in suspense because of the pandemic. Lawyers for the contractors and cladding manufacturers have been to court to ensure that their inquiry evidence will not be used against them in court.

Source: The Irish Times June 21, 2020 22:52 UTC