A general view of the remains of Grenfell Tower in London, June 14, 2022
SURVIVORS and the bereaved of the Grenfell Tower fire hope to be a voice for those who died as they come face to face tomorrow with representatives they hold responsible for the disaster.
Grenfell Testimony Week is being held in London under an agreement reached last year after a High Court case in which a judge approved a global settlement of compensation claims made by people affected by the 2017 tower-block blaze.
A legal hearing in May 2023 was told there had been a settlement of about 900 cases and a global sum of about £150 million compensation agreed.
Gisele Pelicot said ‘shame must change sides.’ We may think we agree, but, argues LOUISE RAW, society still has some way to go
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
