[St Charles Owl]

The tories have impaired and voted down labours attempts to ensure tenants get safe accommodation. 70 of them landlords themselves.

The cladding was done on the cheap,we know that now. How anyone can say this isn't to do with the gov is beyond me.

I don't think anyone has said this isn't to do with the Government, it is everything to do with the government. My point was its not just this current one we have. Labour under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were in power for 10 years from 1997 - 2007, they are just as culpable for not dealing with this problem as much as the Tory governments on each side of them. Fire safety in high rise buildings was an issue right back into the 70s and while a lot has been done to improve the fire rating of these buildings, this weeks tragic events show it is still not enough, and that is successive Governments fault.

The inquiry into this fire will no doubt highlight some of the issues these building present, it will probably show poor material choice and as you say doing things on the cheap and if thats the case it will also show some negligence on behalf of the Council and its inspection proceedures as well. While you cannot do anything about the loss of life in this fire, it will then be up to the government to make sure the building codes are updated and then more crucially fully enforced.