Grenfell Tower tragedy shows social housing system has failed UK citizens | Editorial

Police officers arrive at a tower block in north London from which residents are being evacuated due to fire safety fears.The fire at Grenfell Tower has highlighted a number of issues relating to government housing policy in recent years, not only the failure to apply proper safety measures but also its whole approach to social housing.The 2012 national planning policy framework, often described as a “developers’ charter”, has given precedence to expensive private development w