Leadership Grenfell should have been a wake-up call – but the UK still doesn’t take fire safety seriously because of who is most at risk8 January 2024 Shane Ewen is Professor of History at Leeds Beckett University. This is a long form article first published in The Conversation where he takes a historical view on fire safety, regulations and attitudes.
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