Forever In Our Hearts
It is said that from the roof
You could see to Windsor.
You could see to Windsor.
It is further said that eighteen
Of the victims were children -
Killed by incompetence
And greed and passing the buck
Just to improve the structure's look.
Oh sing me a song of Grenfell Tower
And flames that roared in that witching hour
A song of seventy two goodbyes,
Tears, excuses and heinous lies.
We hear the anguish of their cries
Forever in our hearts.
⦿
In memory of the seventy two residents of Grenfell Tower, West London
who lost their lives in the early hours of June 14th, 2017. Seven years after
the terrible event, the official inquiry report has just come out. Of course you
can never get the deceased back but you can give them the posthumous
justice they deserve. Now the families must wait yet more years for
that to happen. The story is not yet over. Not by a long way.
It's already been that long? It seems like it was just the other day. Let me guess, the cause? Money.
ReplyDeleteIt is the root of all evil.
DeleteThere was a small story in our newspaper about suing the people who allowed the faulty building to happen, I think yesterday's paper which is already in the recycle bin. Was it really only seven years ago? It seems much longer.
ReplyDeleteYes. Seven years of continuing trauma for those who survived.
DeleteIt was afternoon here when the fire occurred and as I returned to work after lunch, I walked past a tv showing the fire as it was happening. I remarked to someone, 'That is going to be very serious', and how right I was. I blame Cameron, as the culture of terrible behaviour and profit driven motives prevailed with his deregulation. The local authority was also very responsible.
ReplyDeleteRules are there for a reason. Cameron is also directly to blame for Brexit.
DeleteEvery time I pass a high rise block of flats I think of Grenfell. If it were me, I would be terrified to live in a high-rise block now. I don't mind heights but the thought of being trapped in flames is more terrifying. Those poor families deserve justice. Why do these things take so long?
ReplyDeleteLike you I am ever so glad that I have never had to live in a tower block.
DeleteSo sad these things happen when it seems they could have been so easily avoided.
ReplyDeleteGreedy companies placing profit and expediency in front of residents' safety.
DeleteFailure to regulate things properly. Cutting "red tape". It goes on, not only buildings and fire regs but also water companies, railways, and other areas. Red tape is there for a reason.
ReplyDeleteAgree 100% Tasker. It is too common for companies to think of red tape as an unnecessary obstacle that gets in the way of progress.
DeleteAfter commenting, I thought "except in education" where the amount of red tape introduced from the 1990s onwards has almost destroyed it. When people complain about university studies being poor value, they don't realise how much crap they are paying for, with multiple marking, endless exam boards, peer observation of teaching, duplicate exam papers because the resits have to be held in term time, and so on, most of which never used to be done.
DeleteNo one should need to live in these awful high rise concrete blocks of flats. Especially when it's only next to the richest borough Chelsea YP.
ReplyDeleteLike you I am happy to walk out of our house directly onto the ground. That is how humans are meant to live.
DeleteMoney grubbers the world over make this a sad and dangerous world.
ReplyDeleteWell said x
ReplyDeleteWhat a tragedy. It's a shame it has taken so long to resolve it.
ReplyDeletePeople need to go to jail.
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