4th anniversary Grenfell silent walk c J Hurd

Who is to blame for the Grenfell Tower fire?

Mark Rowe, FBU national officer explains how the public inquiry hearings concluded and what happens next The Grenfell Tower fire was the worst domestic fire in living memory, when 72 people died and a whole community lost their homes. This year, 14 June will mark the sixth anniversary since the...
Grenfell 5th anniversary silent walk

Grenfell fire legal proceedings five years on

Vincent Reynolds, a principal lawyer at Thompsons Solicitors, on Grenfell Fire legal proceedings five years on from the tragedy More than 100 FBU members continue to seek justice for the injuries they sustained as rescuers on the night of the Grenfell fire. Their experiences caused them both...
Silent walk Grenfell 5th anniversary 14 June 2022 credit Jess Hurd

Grenfell justice #Demand charges

Calls for charges against the greedy and the guilty for the Grenfell Tower fire are growing, reports Helen Hague On 14 June, five years ago, toxic flames tore up Grenfell Tower in the early hours, killing 72 people in London’s richest borough. Since the building burned, in dignified silent walks...
North Kensington firefighters silent walk 5th anniversary credit Jess Hurd

Cost of living crisis: public sector workers bear the brunt

Since the last issue of Firefighter, the far reaching effects of the cost of living crisis can be felt across our movement. It is the result of global private profiteering and government mismanagement of the economy, and shows no sign of letting up. The cost of living measured by the consumer prices...