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No Number of Complaints Could Have Saved Mizanur Rahman Rivkah Brown: The Gary Lineker saga is not the only event of recent days to expose how few fucks the Tories give about the phrase "never again". For as Suella Braverman poses for Holocaust Memorial Day while expediting another such atrocity (and clutching her pearls at anyone who dares to say so), history has been busy repeating itself elsewhere. In 2017, after 72 people burned to death in a north Kensington tower block, the Tories vowed it would never happen again: "We cannot and will not ask people to live in unsafe homes," declared then-prime minister Theresa May. Yet years of Tory inaction since then have made another Grenfell inevitable – and last weekend, one very nearly materialised. In the early hours of 5 March, a fire so severe it took 30 firefighters two hours to control it broke out in the Maddocks House estate in Shadwell, east London. Its source was a flat that had only two bedrooms yet housed 18 people, mostly Bangladeshi students and delivery drivers (it's suspected the trigger was a faulty e-bike battery). Between them, the men paid around £8,000 a month for the privilege of being packed into bunk beds in mouldy, airless bedrooms. One of them, 41-year-old Mizanur Rahman, died in hospital from his injuries. It's a miracle the others all survived. CONTINUE READING ➡︎ Picks of the week... REPORT France's 'Robin Hood' Energy Workers Are Sending Cheap Electricity to Schools and Hospitals by Olly Haynes Striking workers are using sabotage tactics to fight for everyone. Read more... OPINION The Tories Want You to Panic About Sex Education by Moya Lothian-McLean Attacks on sex and relationships teaching are a continuation of an ongoing panic that primarily targets LGBTQ+ people, argues Moya Lothian-McLean. Read more... READ MORE ON NOVARAMEDIA.COM ➡︎ Back independent media. The mainstream media only operate in the interests of the super-rich. Billionaire funders, right-wing owners and multi-million pound advertising partnerships define what they do - and don't - cover. But Novara Media is funded entirely by you. Thanks to our supporters, we're free to report on the issues that are drastically impacting our lives today. And you won't find reportage like this anywhere else.  If you are able to, support us with a one-off donation to enable us to help us sustain our work, grow our output, and expand our reach.  We know times are really tough, so any support you give does not go unnoticed. Thank you so much. Copyright © 2022 Thousand Hands Ltd. All rights reserved. Thousand Hands Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales #11245029. Its registered address is 10 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EF. Novara Media is a trading name of Thousand Hands Ltd and, as such, the individual shall have no personal liability arising out of such communication, and liability or obligation rests solely with Novara Media. Opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions set out in the relevant terms of business and are not necessarily agreed or authorised by Thousand Hands Ltd. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Novara Media to any third party. Novara Media accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the use of this email or the contents. Novara Media is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent press regulator.

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