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6 June 2018updated 04 Oct 2023 12:13pm

Andrew O’Hagan’s Grenfell essay attacks “the narrative” – but creates a flawed one of its own

Grenfell is a story about a fire. But it is also a story about housing, about deregulation, about politics. It is nuanced and it is complicated.

By Gavriel Hollander

It is almost a year since 72 people lost their lives in the most deadly fire in Britain’s post-war history.

Over the past 12 months, the Grenfell Tower fire has seared itself into the national consciousness in a way that few events have managed. The tragedy and its aftermath has been the source of anger, rancour, fierce argument, wild speculation and immeasurable grief.

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