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#EndOurCladdingScandal: campaign launch sees cladding stories go viral

Insight29.04.1911.30 AM by Peter Apps

Inside Housing’s latest campaign, End Our Cladding Scandal, launched on Friday. Here’s how it broke on social media

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#EndOurCladdingScandal: campaign launch sees cladding stories go viral
Inside Housing’s new campaign launched on Friday calling on the government to #EndOurCladdingScandal. Here's how it went down on Twitter

On Friday, Inside Housing’s new campaign End Our Cladding Scandal, which we are running along with residents of affected blocks up and down the country, created a storm on social media. Here’s how it unfolded:

Backers included the Chartered Institute of Housing:

Grenfell United:

The Fire Brigades Union:

The Fire Protection Association:

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Celebrity backers included a Game of Thrones actor:

And one from Hollyoaks (who lives in an affected block):

As well as TV architect George Clarke:

Politicians tweeting in support of residents in dangerously clad buildings include David Lammy:

Rushanara Ali:

Emma Dent Coad:

Manchester councillors:

Mayor John Biggs:

The campaign received national coverage, including on ITV News, talkRadio, BBC Radio 4 and the national press:

People weren’t too impressed by James Brokenshire’s response:

Neither did the numbers on cladding removal make good reading:

And the ministerial team was invited along to pitch in and carry out a fire warden shift:

They haven’t yet responded.

End Our Cladding Scandal: campaign aims

End Our Cladding Scandal: campaign aims
  • Government provides a fund to cover the cost of cladding removal and remedial works on private blocks
  • A firm timescale is set out of no more than two years for the work to be carried out
  • Residents are reimbursed for the interim fire safety costs incurred, and funding is to be provided for necessary internal fire safety measures identified by a competent fire risk assessor
  • Martin Hilditch, editor, Inside Housing
  • Manchester Cladiators
  • UK Cladding Action Group
  • Natasha Elcock, chair, Grenfell United
  • Sadiq Khan, mayor of London
  • Kate Henderson, chief executive, National Housing Federation
  • Terrie Alafat, chief executive, Chartered Institute of Housing
  • Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
  • Lord Gary Porter, chair of the Local Government Association
  • Polly Neate, chief executive, Shelter
  • Jane Duncan, chair of the expert advisory group on fire safety, RIBA
  • Andy Dark, assistant general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union
  • Christina McAnea, assistant general secretary, UNISON
  • Sir Peter Bottomley, Conservative MP and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform
  • Jim Fitzpatrick, Labour MP, and member of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform
  • Mark Amesbury, shadow employment minister and Labour MP for Weaver Vale
  • Emma Dent Coad, former Labour MP for North Kensington
  • Lucy Powell, Labour MP for Manchester Central
  • Rushanara Ali, Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow
  • George Howarth, Labour MP for Knowsley
  • Graham Stringer, Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton
  • Rob Ellis, presenter, Capital FM
  • John Biggs, mayor of Tower Hamlets
  • Paul Dennett, mayor of Salford
  • Suzanne Richards, councillor and executive member for housing and regeneration on behalf of all Manchester's Labour Councillors
  • Sir Richard Leese, Labour councillor and leader Manchester City Council
  • John Leech, Manchester Liberal Democrat leader on behalf of all Manchester’s Liberal Democrat councillors
  • Darren Rodwell, executive member for housing at London Councils and leader of Barking and Dagenham Council
  • George Clarke, TV Architect
  • David Walker, bishop of Manchester
  • Graham Tomlin, bishop of Kensington
  • John Roberts, founder of AO.com
  • Josh Beaumont, professional rugby player, Sale Sharks and resident of affected building
  • Bill Beaumont, former England rugby captain
  • Jeremy Dyson, co-founder of the League of Gentlemen
  • Andy Moss, actor who has appeared on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks and resident
  • Ross Mullan, actor who has appeared in Game of Thrones
  • Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, musician
  • Nour-eddine Aboudihaj, spokesperson for Justice4Grenfell
  • Mike Leonard, chief executive, Building Alliance
  • Kate Kendrick, founder, National Leasehold Campaign
  • Martin Boyd, chair, Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
  • Paula Higgins, chief executive, HomeOwners Alliance
  • Mark Henderson, chief executive, Home Group
  • Ben Clay, founding member of the Tenants Union
  • Hilda Palmer, acting chair of the Hazards Campaign
  • Susan Bright, professor of law, University of Oxford
  • Gill Kernick, consultant and former Grenfell Resident
  • Phil Murphy, fire safety expert and tower block resident

This list will be updated. Please email peter.apps@insidehousing.co.uk if you want to support the campaign

Use our graphics to show your support for End Our Cladding Scandal

Use our graphics to show your support for End Our Cladding Scandal

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