Feature: Where Are the Shadwell Fire Survivors Supposed to Go?
by Rivkah Brown
Two months after their state-sanctioned slum burned down, killing one of their housemates, six of the Tower Hamlets fire survivors remain homeless. Rivkah Brown reports.
Tag: grenfell
Live: Patel’s Deportations Blocked, Grenfell Anniversary, Keir’s “Don’t Call Me Boring” Plea
The Tories are furious after their first Rwanda deportation flight was grounded. What happens next, and is leaving the ECHR next on Priti Patel’s agenda? Plus: it’s five years since the fire at Grenfell Tower claimed 72 lives, but has anything changed since the tragedy? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Why Should Homeowners’ Safety Trump Everyone Else’s?
by Rivkah Brown
Michael Gove is protecting “innocent leaseholders” from flammable cladding – but he’s happy for the rest of us to burn, writes Rivkah Brown.
Live: Starmer’s Reboot Speech
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial
Novara FM: Red Flag, South Bank
Owen Hatherley joins James Butler to argue that it's time to reclaim the Red Metropolis.
Report: ‘Are we going to be the next Grenfell?’: The People in Lockdown in Buildings With Fire Risks
by James Moules
Nearly three years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, dozens of buildings across the UK still have flammable cladding and other fire safety hazards. Under lockdown, people living in these buildings are terrified. James Moules reports from the north west.
Opinion: ‘I feel both furious and vindicated’: the Leaked Report Explains Why Labour Didn’t Help Me After Grenfell
by Emma Dent Coad
Former MP for Kensington, Emma Dent Coad, is described as a 'grade 1 tool' in the leaked Labour report. If senior Labour party figures hadn't held her in such contempt, she writes, perhaps they would have supported her campaign in 2017 and sent additional caseworkers in the aftermath of the Grenfell fire.
Grenfell: the Shameful Truth
Two years ago today Grenfell tower caught fire killing at least 72 people. The Grenfell Action Group warned the council this would happen, why were they ignored?
You’ll Never Walk Alone: Remembering Hillsborough 30 Years On
by Jess Thorne
Today marks the 30-year anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster - a crush during a football match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium that killed 96 Liverpool fans. Jess Thorne reflects on the police management, media cover-up and political context of what remains the worst disaster in British sporting history.
Live: Open Selections & Grenfell With Emma Dent Coad & Beth Redmond
To kick off our daily episodes of #TyskySour Michael will be joined by Emma Dent Coad MP, abortion rights campaigner Beth Redmond and Tysky regular Aaron Bastani to talk women’s conference, #OpenSelection, and a year in the People’s Republic of Kensington.
Wildfires and Tower Block Blazes Aren’t Freak Accidents – These Are the Fires of Austerity
by Alex King
From the Athens inferno to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fires that lead to a catastrophic loss of life aren't freak accidents - they're the consequence of neoliberal policies which urgently need to be challenged, argues Alex King.
Novara FM: Grenfell: One Year On
One year on from the Grenfell Tower fire, James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Luke Barratt to discuss the political aftermath of the fire, the progress of the inquiry, and the survivors' struggle for justice.
Live: The Royal Wedding Feat. Lowkey
Tonight on #TyskySour Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani are joined by Lowkey to discuss the Royal Wedding, the Grenfell enquiry and Gaza.
Lowkey Reports From the Grenfell Silent March
Since the tragedy at Grenfell, local residents have come together once a month to silently march to the site of the tower. Lowkey explains how this is a community with a history of organising in the face of adversity.
Following the ‘After Grenfell’ Report, It’s No Surprise Tories Are on the Attack
by Nathan Akehurst
Emma Dent Coad's After Grenfell report lays bare the scale of inequality in Kensington and asks questions of those who are responsible. They should be listening, but it's no wonder they're coming out on the attack, writes Nathan Akehurst.
Novara FM: Housing: Crisis and Inequality
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Danny Dorling to discuss the housing crisis in contemporary Britain.
The Mayor’s Housing Strategy: Why We Must Respond
by Pilgrim Tucker
Sadiq Khan says he plans to 'provide all Londoners with a decent and affordable home'. But to achieve this he needs to show he is prepared to challenge the powerful interests that make housing too expensive for most of the city's residents, writes Pilgrim Tucker.
Britain’s Indignant Moment? Grenfell, Neoliberalism and the New Common Sense
by Javier Moreno Zacarés
The Grenfell Tower fire has been described as May's 'Katrina moment', but the grief and outrage following the disaster has also been accompanied by a tide of anti-neoliberal sentiment.