It occurs to me that this tragedy (and this argument) has presented us with a symbol of what our society has become, largely post Thatcher
On the one hand I've watched, sometimes with a lump in my throat, the residents of Ladbroke Grove lining up to bring relief to the survivors, or simply to lay flowers or express their sympathy and sometimes anger.
I know from personal experience that that area is a small island of hardhip and deprivation in the middle of one of, if not the, wealthiest borough in London.
On the other, you have Iains speaking up for his team, the group of people who were possibly responsible for this fire, the profiteers and telling us that the law must be adhered to and their empty properties must remain empty and undefiled by the survivors, or at least, paid for.
At the same time, he uses this horrific event as a soapbox to make up the ground lost by his glorious leader, Blunderwoman in the recent fiaso of an election.
Personally, Iains has my gratitude for presenting us with a picture of how low our society has sunk - keep it up laddie
Jim Carroll