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June 2019

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No Justice for Grenfell

Kensington & Chelsea Town Hall, London. Wed 26 Jun 2019



 The Revolutionary Communist Group had set up their table at the bottom of the Town Hall steps

 while another left group was making a noisy protest at the top of them

 The Workers Revolutionary Party protesters

 The RCG came to invite the WRP to join them and speak at their PA system

 but they refused, although both groups were protesting against the council's failures over Grenfell

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 The RCG begin their protest - and have a great banner 'Housing is a Right - Not A Privilege'

 

 There is some loud chanting and several short speeched

 The banner is by Andrew - at right here

 The main speaker was Simon Elmer of Architects for Social Housing. They produced a detailed report on

 Grenfell within a few weeks of the tragic fire which made clear that a disaster was virtually inevitable, and it was

 only a matter of time before it happened. Their report made clear the various people and groups who were at fault

 and although a few more details have emerged is almost certainly more definitive than anything the official

 inquiry will produce. Simon Elmer talked about a similar incident in Japan, where criminal charges had been

 brought only a month after the fire, while two years after Grenfell there have been none.

  The response by our government, local government, police and legal system seems designed to prevent anyone

 having to take the blame and to frustrate the changes that are needed in building and fire regulations, and to

 avoid proper action to support the survivors.

 Others were invited to speak at the open mike - and there was support for Grenfell from Focus E15.

 

 People were having to leave and those still there posed for a picture on the council steps

 

 

 

 

I left as those still present were deciding whether to bring this protest to an end or continue longer

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