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Episode 302 - Grenfell Tower

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The Defeat of the Health and Safety Culture in the UK

Inquest into Lacanelle House fire took 50 days to complete. Coroner told government of how difficult it was to understand ambiguous guidance in approved document. It was their chance to scrap Class Zero and make it absolutely clear that combustible materials did not belong on the external walls of high-rise buildings. But of course, they did nothing. And you, because you're very intelligent, are probably wondering how cladding panels with solid petrol in the middle were ever allowed on the market for homes in the first place. Do you remember when Volkswagen faked the like emissions test and they were like fined into the dirt for that? This is buildings where people literally live. Fucking what is going on

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