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Nick Clare, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Nottingham

What the Grenfell report gets wrong – structural racism is evident in access to safe social housing

Natalie Oxford, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The damning final report from the Grenfell inquiry lays bare the failings that led to the deadly fire. It has been rightly praised for highlighting the “systematic dishonesty” of companies, decades of government failure and the tenant management organisation’s culture of hostility towards residents.

Although broadly well received, there is a glaring omission in the report. It is yet another example of failure to address race and class in the discussion of housing.

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