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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simon Jenkins

Want justice for the victims of Grenfell? It’s now clearer than ever that public inquiries are not the answer

The Grenfell Tower memorial wall.
The Grenfell Tower memorial wall. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

What is justice for Grenfell? After seven years of public inquiry we have a 1,700-page report and a cost of more than £200m. We have had investigations, books, plays and more than £100m spent on an ongoing police investigation.

Yet so far we have no closure, no prosecutions and no convictions. The word ‘“justice” does not appear in the recommendations of this week’s Moore-Bick report of the inquiry’s findings.

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