[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Here here,people just cant wait until we know the details,all they are interested in is mud slinging and scoring points,I would say it had been refurbished so obviously was't being neglected,there would be MANY people who will have to answer questions here as to what went wrong here,there are so many people we could blame but that fire hasn't gone cold yet and people are making it political,we could also blame the fridge manufacturer,the electrics,the lack of fire alarms,the lack of sprinklers,the cladding,so many things,people are human and will make mistakes ,that happens in all walks of life,lets find these people first ,then start the blame game.And yes MTVN,it was council owned,but they may have sub-let

As has been pointed out, it was refurbished with the cladding to make it look more appealing in the surrounding area. Gentrification in action.

The people who are making it political are the residents. Both before the fire, and after. They get to decide if now is the right time to be speaking out about it, and they have been. When repeated requests and pleas are ignored - and the company can send an email demanding that a blog be taken down purely for the protection of their own public image - serious questions need to be asked about the priorities of our society, because it seems to be profit over people. Capitalism in action.

With the exception of the fridge manufacturer all of the other things you listed can be explicitly traced back to the government. The state has a responsibility to ensure that housing regulations are being enforced and adhered to - and that legislation is sufficient and nuanced enough so as to ensure the safety of residents.

This incident is completely political. These events don't exist in a vacuum.