William Martin: 'End our cladding scandal'
Episode description
The Grenfell tower fire in summer 2017 was perhaps one of the most devastating events of modern Britain. 72 lives were lost and countless families torn apart by the fire directly. The first stage of the Grenfell inquiry report said the victims paid “a terrible price for a catastrophic failure of industry and Government”. Beyond the fire itself, Grenfell has caused a miserable ripple effect to those living in buildings that shared similar cladding. Cladding we now know accelerated the fire. The Times reported that more than 3 million people are caught up in what’s becoming known as the cladding scandal, with some leaseholders receiving remediation bills higher than the initial cost of their flats. William Martin is one of those affected. He’s a junior doctor, leaseholder and cofounder of the UK Cladding Action Group. He joined Calum to speak about his situation, the ‘end our cladding scandal’ campaign and the Government’s response.