EMMA DENT COAD explains why she is stepping down from the council after 20 years and how the legacy of the fire still haunts the area

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

EMMA DENT COAD comments on the Chancellor’s spending review, in the light of the Grenfell Tower fire’s eighth anniversary

Rather than hoping for the emergence of some new ‘party of the left,’ EMMA DENT COAD sees a broad alliance of local parties and community groups as a way of reviving democratic progressive politics