People in the public gallery at a meeting of Kensington and Chelsea Council at Kensington Town Hall in west London. Ben Stephens/PA Images. All rights reserved.“Thank you for your stories. Let's get on with the meeting.” – a councillor at an open council meeting of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council.
A lot has been said about the burning of Grenfell Tower as a human rights issue. But the catastrophe is as much about political citizenship, and the meanings of democracy, particularly local democracy, in the UK just now.
At a meeting last week, the elected representatives of Kensington and Chelsea council looked at the survivors of the fire – and rolled their eyes.
