How Grenfell Exposed London’s Negligence Towards Its Immigrants

Joanna Fuertes
Sep 3, 2018 · 9 min read

This essay originally appeared on Somesuch Stories.

London is a struggle if you’re broke. London if you’re a broke immigrant, however, is unfathomably cruel. The Grenfell Tower fire is the most painful manifestation of this the capital has ever seen. One month on and everyone is an expert on the architectural cladding that’s now being torn off tower blocks…

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