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The #Grenfell community was very close to Meghan’s heart; the hubb ladies welcomed her and she in turn built a kinship and partnership with them to assist the community. Prayers to them as they continue to honor and mourn their loved ones 🙏🏾
#MeghanMarkle
#DuchessOfSussex
The #Grenfell community was very close to Meghan’s heart; the hubb ladies welcomed her and she in turn built a kinship and partnership with them to assist the community. Prayers to them as they continue to honor and mourn their loved ones 🙏🏾
#MeghanMarkle
#DuchessOfSussex
How the “Together: Our Communtiy Cookbook” started
#HubbCommunityKitchen
#MeghanMarkle
#DuchessOfSussex
#HubbCommunityKitchen
#MeghanMarkle
#DuchessOfSussex
The Launch of Together Cookbook
🎙️ Meghan.
🎙️ Meghan.
2. The fire was totally predictable and authorities had been warned many times for over 4 years... grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/gre… #grenfell #grenfelltower
3. Grenfell Tower – The Kensington Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation Culture Of Negligence grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2017/06/19/gre…… #Grenfell #GrenfellTower #KCTMO #GrenfellFire
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: SVB's investors will get $2b in public bailout money; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/18/2-b…
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Inside: SVB's investors will get $2b in public bailout money; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/18/2-b…
#Pluralistic 1/
This Monday (Mar 20), I'm doing a remote talk for the @Ostrom_Workshop's Beyond the Web Speaker Series
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SVB's investors will get $2b in public bailout money: Also, Silicon Valley is apparently a neighborhood in Manhattan?
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/09/aut…
#Pluralistic 1/
Inside: The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/09/aut…
#Pluralistic 1/
Today (3/9), I'm in person in #Austin at @utsdct:
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And remote at #UManitoba:
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science/e…
Tomorrow (3/10), @rgibli and I kick off @sxsw's readings:
schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP… 2/
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And remote at #UManitoba:
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science/e…
Tomorrow (3/10), @rgibli and I kick off @sxsw's readings:
schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP… 2/
The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble: Someday, we're gonna feel pretty silly about our autocomplete worship.
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Headlines @thetimes this morning @michaelgove @luhc confirms @GOVUK to blame for #Grenfell but holds developers over a barrel for remediation costs shortfalls
Michael Gove: We are to blame on Grenfell | News | The Sunday Times thetimes.co.uk/article/michae…
Michael Gove: We are to blame on Grenfell | News | The Sunday Times thetimes.co.uk/article/michae…
@michaelgove makes a remarkable admission in today’s @thetimes
“faulty and ambiguous”
government guidance allowed the scandal to happen.
As I’ve said all along @GOVUK legislation & guidance was the root cause & large part of the compounding failures leading to #Grenfell
“faulty and ambiguous”
government guidance allowed the scandal to happen.
As I’ve said all along @GOVUK legislation & guidance was the root cause & large part of the compounding failures leading to #Grenfell
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Care Inflation; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/01/18/wag…
#Pluralistic 1/
Inside: Care Inflation; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/01/18/wag…
#Pluralistic 1/
Tomorrow (1/19) at 1530hPT, I'm joining my co-author @rgibli and our host, @BradStone, for an @InternetArchive/@Coil livecast about our book #ChokepointCapitalism:
youtube.com/coilhq 2/
youtube.com/coilhq 2/
Care Inflation: The inflation no one wants to talk about.
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Check out TONI AKA RUTH LOVELL's video! #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZMFWQghaJ/
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: How Apple could open its App Store without really opening its App Store; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/12/21/mal…
#Pluralistic 1/
Inside: How Apple could open its App Store without really opening its App Store; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/12/21/mal…
#Pluralistic 1/
#NewYorkers! The state legislature has passed landmark #RightToRepair legislation, but @GovHochul hasn't signed it and it might die. Visit eff.org/rtr to help tell the Governor that we can't afford to wait (and tell your friends in New York, too!). 2/
How Apple could open its App Store without really opening its App Store: ...and what we should do about it.
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lots of position statements on modern methods of construction #MMC as @NFCC_Chair highlights the dangers (thread)
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Excellent points from @emmadentcoad on modern methods of construction #MMC
Wed do well to listen to the Ex MP who championed post #grenfell response & legislative overhauls.
Wed do well to listen to the Ex MP who championed post #grenfell response & legislative overhauls.
Contrasting view on modern methods of construction #MMC from @Ivan_McKee
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Tory Britain is crashing and burning; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/23/lat…
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Inside: Tory Britain is crashing and burning; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/23/lat…
#Pluralistic 1/
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:
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("This book really gets it" - @stephenfry) 2/
kickstarter.com/projects/docto…
("This book really gets it" - @stephenfry) 2/
Off to @burningman? Here's my talks:
* Radical Interop: An Internet Disassembly Manual: Mon 3pm Center Camp
* Chokepoint Capitalism: a Better Deal for Creative Labor: Tue 1pm @PalenqueNorte 915/E
* Talk w/@bunniestudios on the Precursor: Wed 12pm Liminal Labs 945/Rods 3/
* Radical Interop: An Internet Disassembly Manual: Mon 3pm Center Camp
* Chokepoint Capitalism: a Better Deal for Creative Labor: Tue 1pm @PalenqueNorte 915/E
* Talk w/@bunniestudios on the Precursor: Wed 12pm Liminal Labs 945/Rods 3/
@andrewjteacher @GeorgeNHammond @ftweekend @GrenfellUnited @officialJ4G Also worth reading a the earlier #Australian #LacrosseFire ruling which may present a cost recovery option for the contractor under vicarious liability against project principals
Three appealed but judge also found against them.
architectureau.com/articles/lacro…
Three appealed but judge also found against them.
architectureau.com/articles/lacro…
@andrewjteacher @GeorgeNHammond @ftweekend @GrenfellUnited @officialJ4G Then there’s this gem of a case & ruling also upheld on appeal
Sahib Foods Ltd v Paskin Kyriakides Sands (a firm) [2003] EWCA Civ 1832
Hence predict stormy waters ahead for developers, contractors, architects, specifies, consultant (fire) engineers etc
cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2004/0…
Sahib Foods Ltd v Paskin Kyriakides Sands (a firm) [2003] EWCA Civ 1832
Hence predict stormy waters ahead for developers, contractors, architects, specifies, consultant (fire) engineers etc
cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2004/0…
@andrewjteacher @GeorgeNHammond @ftweekend @GrenfellUnited @officialJ4G Finally there’s the post #grenfell remediation cases where the mistakes of the past & present are being quietly swept under the carpet
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housing providers charging leaseholders again for another round of fire door works
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manufactures + test houses lobbying @GOVUK
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housing providers charging leaseholders again for another round of fire door works
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manufactures + test houses lobbying @GOVUK
THREAD - LANDMARK RULING – This exclusive @GeorgeNHammond in @ftweekend is a significant step forward to justice following #Grenfell. The ruling sets a principle that construction contractors can be held accountable... 1/11 @GrenfellUnited @officialJ4G 1/ ft.com/content/bb964f…
2/11 ...for the remedial costs of removing dangerous cladding.The 92 page Approved Judgment in Martlet Homes Limited v. Mulalley and Co Limited [2022] EWHC 1813 (TCC) can be found here on the National Archive lnkd.in/e3buUGqV
3/11 Thursday’s landmark ruling confirmed that Mulalley & Co, fitted defective cladding that risked the safety of hundreds of people living in four towers in Portsmouth.
The High Court agreed with Hyde that...
The High Court agreed with Hyde that...
Remember this one as clear as day - 23 June 2017 week after #grenfell
Was waiting on the bus home - absolutely shattered (thread)
Grenfell fire: Theresa May attacked by fire safety expert for not treating disaster as national emergency independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
Was waiting on the bus home - absolutely shattered (thread)
Grenfell fire: Theresa May attacked by fire safety expert for not treating disaster as national emergency independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
Call came in from @gtubbsky @skynews back of 8pm 23 June 2017
Gerard: Steve we have another one
Me: another #Grenfell
Gerard: no! five tower blocks in Camden are being evacuated
Me: let me check the jumbo tv (in Woolwich Sq normally showing @BBCNews)
Gerard: Steve we have another one
Me: another #Grenfell
Gerard: no! five tower blocks in Camden are being evacuated
Me: let me check the jumbo tv (in Woolwich Sq normally showing @BBCNews)
Me Put me on now
Gerard - going live 3, 2, 1
I recall saying:
where the hell is Teresa May,
why hasn’t Parliment been recalled,
why hasn’t COBRA been convened,
where is the Home Office & MHCLG fire experts
this is turning into a PR disaster for Local Authorities
Gerard - going live 3, 2, 1
I recall saying:
where the hell is Teresa May,
why hasn’t Parliment been recalled,
why hasn’t COBRA been convened,
where is the Home Office & MHCLG fire experts
this is turning into a PR disaster for Local Authorities
This powerful piece by @Lees_Martina reconstructs the horrifying tragedy of Grenfell & explains why, 5 years on, 640k people still live in flammable flats & up to 4.2million are trapped in #claddingscandal created by govt failures, corporate wrongdoing & regulatory incompetence.
When you read the painful details of the multiple failures which led to tragedy of Grenfell, & when you have personally experienced the fallout as millions of us have, it’s been very hard to believe that we live in a country, properly regulated, that values people over profits.
I want to thank those journalists who have kept asking questions, supporting Grenfell families who still wait for justice, & those millions trapped in the #claddingscandal. Without you, this would have vanished from public sight, esp @PeteApps @insidehousing @Lees_Martina.
The hardest and most important article I have written in 20 years of journalism: Five years ago on Tuesday, 72 people died at #Grenfell. Over 10 pages, this is the definitive account of the disaster - and the lies, cover-ups and mistakes that led to it thetimes.co.uk/article/corner…
This is also the untold story of the 5-year-old girl from the Belkadi family on #Grenfell Tower's 20th floor: her mum, dad, big sister, 8, and baby sister all died. She alone survived. Her aunt Samira and I both cried talking about that terrible night thetimes.co.uk/article/corner…
And it is the shocking story of how the government failed to tighten flawed rules despite warnings, and how the three manufacturers of the panels that fuelled the fire practiced a "fraud... on the market". The details are devastating thetimes.co.uk/article/corner…
Everyone should brace for a lot more of this whether a leaseholder, shared owner or social housing tenant
Many building owners & operators have been in a holding pattern until #FireSafetyAct + #BuildingSafetyAct became law
Some will await secondary legislation & guidance 1/
Many building owners & operators have been in a holding pattern until #FireSafetyAct + #BuildingSafetyAct became law
Some will await secondary legislation & guidance 1/
Some will postpone until the 11th hour - however demand is outstripping supply of labour, goods & services
As a result of #brexit + #covid labour & material costs are more expensive now than 5yrs previous when #Grenfell exposed a #buildingsafetycrisis /2
As a result of #brexit + #covid labour & material costs are more expensive now than 5yrs previous when #Grenfell exposed a #buildingsafetycrisis /2
Additional stressors disrupting global markets increases costs from #suezcanalcrisis to #UkraineRussianWar have sent fuel & material costs sky rocketing, all with oncost, profit & vat at every level.
Literally the shop has sailed & any remediation will cost infinitely more /3
Literally the shop has sailed & any remediation will cost infinitely more /3
@BldgSafetyReg @SMcPartland @LKPleasehold @michaelgove @libdemdaisy @grenfellinquiry evidenced root cause failures leading to #Grenfell & 000s of unsafe buildings stems @GOVUK
Compounded by mercenary manufacturers gaming @GOVUK system, defective design & construction enforcers missed
Leaseholders should neither pay & be compensated in full 1/
Compounded by mercenary manufacturers gaming @GOVUK system, defective design & construction enforcers missed
Leaseholders should neither pay & be compensated in full 1/
@BldgSafetyReg @SMcPartland @LKPleasehold @michaelgove @libdemdaisy @grenfellinquiry @GOVUK More over @GOVUK purpose built flat guidance stripped out the need for common fire alarms and lead to unchecked waking watch costs falling on residents
Not satisfied @GOVUK looks to industry to resolve this mess but compounding further with #EWS1 making homes worthless /2
Not satisfied @GOVUK looks to industry to resolve this mess but compounding further with #EWS1 making homes worthless /2
@BldgSafetyReg @SMcPartland @LKPleasehold @michaelgove @libdemdaisy @grenfellinquiry @GOVUK Now we see core rebel MPs & @LKPleasholders celebrating @GOVUK #buildingsafetybill which is riddled with issues, lacks secondary legislation or guidance & dependant of developers pledges to fix the #buildingsafetycrisis
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@GOVUK has failed to enable the #firesafetyact /3
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@GOVUK has failed to enable the #firesafetyact /3
🚨 @EOCS_Official takeover 🥳🧵
We are the #EndOurCladdingScandal campaign.
We’re taking over Jo's account today to tell you why the cladding scandal is not just about cladding, it is a full-blown #BuildingSafetyCrisis which affects millions of people in the UK. [1/13]
We are the #EndOurCladdingScandal campaign.
We’re taking over Jo's account today to tell you why the cladding scandal is not just about cladding, it is a full-blown #BuildingSafetyCrisis which affects millions of people in the UK. [1/13]
On 14 June 2017, 72 people lost their lives at Grenfell.
Almost 5 years on, their families, friends and the wider #Grenfell community are still waiting for justice.
We know enough to say that successive governments have failed to act. [2/13]
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/a…
Almost 5 years on, their families, friends and the wider #Grenfell community are still waiting for justice.
We know enough to say that successive governments have failed to act. [2/13]
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/a…
After the Grenfell tragedy, many of us living in flats began to realise our buildings were also covered in dangerous cladding.
Then it got worse: leaseholders in those buildings were told *they* would have to foot the bill to remove it, instead of those responsible 💰 [3/13]
Then it got worse: leaseholders in those buildings were told *they* would have to foot the bill to remove it, instead of those responsible 💰 [3/13]
#THREAD
The truth about #Grenfell is slowly being revealed.
Imho, it's now crystal clear that all the key decisions flowed from free-market fundamentalists' desire to always push for more #deregulation, regardless of the consequences, in order to maximise profit.
The truth about #Grenfell is slowly being revealed.
Imho, it's now crystal clear that all the key decisions flowed from free-market fundamentalists' desire to always push for more #deregulation, regardless of the consequences, in order to maximise profit.
#Regulation - or "red tape" - exists to keep society safe & civilised, for example by conserving biodiversity, preventing quack remedies, & ensuring air, food, water, products & working & living conditions are safe, thus protecting consumers, workers, the environment & children.
The Tories, the libertarian Right & free-market think tanks talk a lot about removing 'red tape', & deregulation 'removing barriers to trade'.
What this means in reality is letting corporations & unethical individuals get away with exploitation, pollution, & sometimes, murder.
What this means in reality is letting corporations & unethical individuals get away with exploitation, pollution, & sometimes, murder.
Latest thoughts on the incompetence of Govt response post #Grenfell from our Founder @MattHodgesLong - special mention for @team_greenhalgh linkedin.com/posts/matthodg…
Matt discusses 7 key issues where @team_greenhalgh @luhc @ukhomeoffice have failed to adequately address the key learnings from the #Grenfell tragedy.
1. Cladding Remediation - 57 months post #Grenfell there are still 70 high rise blocks with ACM cladding on their walls. Thousands of blocks with other types of combustible cladding remain stuck in the Government Building Safety Fund (for numerous Govt policy inflicted reasons)
We need more of this - much more of this from the international community before the air bridges & resupply routes are severed.
@GOVUK what assets are being deployed to #StandWithUkraine
@GOVUK what assets are being deployed to #StandWithUkraine
Needs more of these also
Reports of Netherlands also dispatching 200 Stinger Missile to #StandWithUkraine
Reports of Netherlands also dispatching 200 Stinger Missile to #StandWithUkraine
Now Germany subscribes to send 1000 anti-tank & 500 stingers
#Russians pls you-have to stand down and get they boys & girls back home. This is a war which can’t be won as the world #StandWithUkriane
#Russians pls you-have to stand down and get they boys & girls back home. This is a war which can’t be won as the world #StandWithUkriane
This is a partial victory for @EOCS_Official leaseholders (and @thesundaytimes campaign to help them) but comes with a big caveat: good luck with making the companies pay unless the government forces them thetimes.co.uk/article/why-di…
Operation Apex will trace corporate webs of SPVs that obscure #buildingsafetyscandal liability and also identify "egregious behaviour where freeholders have sought to aggressively pass on costs to innocent leaseholders", leaked papers show
⚠️Tragic news
Reading fire: Blaze DESTROYS block of flats - at least one dead | UK | News | Express.co.uk express.co.uk/news/uk/153634…
Reading fire: Blaze DESTROYS block of flats - at least one dead | UK | News | Express.co.uk express.co.uk/news/uk/153634…
⚠️ Breaking News - #majorfire ⚠️
One person has died & several others remain unaccounted for following a fire at a four-storey block of flats
Thames Valley Police said a 31-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of arson & murder & was in custody
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
One person has died & several others remain unaccounted for following a fire at a four-storey block of flats
Thames Valley Police said a 31-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of arson & murder & was in custody
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
⚠️ Update #ReadingFire @TVP_Reading official incident reports on social media
⚠️ Breaking News ⚠️
#HongKongFire at WorldTradeCentre traps 100s on the roof
Building refurbishment & fire in plant room spread to scaffolding
DMs open for fire expert comment
Hong Kong: Fire at World Trade Centre leaves more than 100 trapped on roof bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
#HongKongFire at WorldTradeCentre traps 100s on the roof
Building refurbishment & fire in plant room spread to scaffolding
DMs open for fire expert comment
Hong Kong: Fire at World Trade Centre leaves more than 100 trapped on roof bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
⚠️ Breaking News ⚠️
Dramatic footage of #emergencyservice high reach appliance rescue or 100 trapped on roof top #HongKong #WorldTradeCentreFire
Reports of multiple casualties but thankfully no fatalities at this stage.
Dramatic footage of #emergencyservice high reach appliance rescue or 100 trapped on roof top #HongKong #WorldTradeCentreFire
Reports of multiple casualties but thankfully no fatalities at this stage.
