{"product_id":"culpable-deregulation-austerity-and-the-causes-of-the-grenfell-tower-fire-paperback-3","title":"Culpable: Deregulation, Austerity and the Causes of the Grenfell Tower Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Hampton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteve Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If anyone still doubts that 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire because successive governments deliberately took away safety measures in the name of profit, this lucid, luminously written book will put them straight' \u003c\/b\u003eFrancis Beckett, journalist and contemporary historian \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A searing indictment of the death and destruction neoliberalism has wreaked' \u003c\/b\u003eGregor Gall, Visiting Professor, University of Leeds \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Frames the frantic moments of heroism and exhaustion of that night within a calm, detailed account of the FBU's fire safety advocacy over decades' \u003c\/b\u003eDaniel Blackburn, Director, International Centre for Trade Union Rights \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In June 2017, a fire broke out in the 25-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in West London. 72 people died in what was the worst residential fire in Britain since World War II. \u003ci\u003eCulpable\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing indictment of the government's role in this tragedy. For nearly four decades, the ministers responsible for public safety systematically dismantled regulations through privatisation and deregulation, enabling the contractors who made Grenfell Tower a ticking time-bomb. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite warnings from professionals (including the Fire Brigades Union), politicians from successive governments imposed deregulation in the name of the market and in favour of private profiteers. Meticulously researched, and drawing on the extensive findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, \u003ci\u003eCulpable\u003c\/i\u003e sets the record straight and challenges readers to consider the fundamental issues of power and violence that remain unresolved in the aftermath of Grenfell. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Hampton\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of Research and Policy at the Fire Brigades Union. He is the author of numerous FBU and other labour movement publications, and has been a trade unionist for 40 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Paul Hampton is Head of Research and Policy at the Fire Brigades Union. He is the author of numerous FBU and other labour movement publications, and has been a trade unionist for over 40 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Steve Wright is General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union. He has been a firefighter since 2001, and an FBU official since 2002, including acting as branch rep, brigade secretary, executive council member and vice president. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47293748740345,"sku":"9780745351025","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fttemFw05U9780745351025_e0239ce1-a0d8-40a0-bc91-d190afb3bd14.webp?v=1769181203","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/culpable-deregulation-austerity-and-the-causes-of-the-grenfell-tower-fire-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}