Why there will be no towering inferno here – short video

Sources – https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/28/herald-writers-suggestion-of-a-risk-to-life-in-10-buildings-as-scotgov-post-grenfell-repairs-stall-is-frankly-stupid-dishonest-and-irresponsible-tabloid-scare-mongering-as/

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2 thoughts on “Why there will be no towering inferno here – short video”

  1. Alas, there is a possibility of such a fire in Scotland. This is because budget squeezes imposed by Westminster has reduced council staff in all authorities. Amongst departments with such reductions is Building Control, who found it impossible to undertake the kind of detailed inspections to ensure building standards were being followed. Westminster decided that construction companies could certify their own compliance.

    We had a potentially fatal collapse of a wall at a rebuilt primary school in Edinburgh as part of a public-private partnership. The wall was designed to have a double skin of bricks with metal ties between the walls to stabilise them. The contractor certified this had been done. The wall collapsed when the school was operating. Fortunately, the wall fell outwards when the children were in class. It had only one skin of bricks.

    Of course, the ‘Scottish’ media blamed the Council. They did not point to the contractor’s dishonesty and failure to fulfill the contract properly.

    So, it is possible that there are tower blocks in Scotland where contractors self certified that they had done works to the legal standards, but have used substandard cladding. The ‘Scottish’ media are hoping at least one such block exists and that a fire occurs so that they can blame the Scottish Government. They are kicking up a fuss about ‘how few blocks in Scotland have been inspected’. Many blocks are old enough to have been examined properly by Council inspectors and will have documented evidence that they are compliant. There will be some blocks, such as ones on Lancefield Quay in Anderston, built and owned by private companies which have, reportedly, not used cladding in places, that does not meet the standards.

    While this has been reported in some of the media, they have not made a fuss about the owners’ and constructors’ responsibilities.

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