Thread by @JolyonMaugham

🚨 @EOCS_Official takeover 🥳🧵

We are the #EndOurCladdingScandal campaign.

We’re taking over Jo's account today to tell you why the cladding scandal is not just about cladding, it is a full-blown #BuildingSafetyCrisis which affects millions of people in the UK. [1/13]

On 14 June 2017, 72 people lost their lives at Grenfell.

Almost 5 years on, their families, friends and the wider #Grenfell community are still waiting for justice.

We know enough to say that successive governments have failed to act. [2/13]
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/a…

After the Grenfell tragedy, many of us living in flats began to realise our buildings were also covered in dangerous cladding.

Then it got worse: leaseholders in those buildings were told *they* would have to foot the bill to remove it, instead of those responsible 💰 [3/13]

We started to organise in 2019 to put pressure on the Government to fund a comprehensive solution to #EndOurCladdingScandal.

Our campaign started as a collaboration between @UKCAG @McrCladiators @GrenfellUnited @InsideHousing & many others. [4/13]

https://twitter.com/insidehousing/status/1508686912797954053

As more building inspections were carried out, more and more fire safety defects were identified in buildings across the country 🏙️

Missing cavity barriers and fire breaks, flammable insulation and so on 🚨 [5/13]

The cladding scandal had morphed into a full-blown #BuildingSafetyCrisis, affecting millions of people in the UK.

We are trapped: unable to move, sell or remortgage. [6/13]
youtube.com/shorts/5PpWY7Y…

We've been fighting for over 3 years to get the Government to pay to fix our buildings, so we can feel safe in our homes and move on with our lives.

We set out 10 steps to end the #BuildingSafetyCrisis ⬇️[7/13]

https://twitter.com/insidehousing/status/1310204427421319173

But successive ministers have thus far failed to deliver a comprehensive plan to end this crisis.

We are still trapped. [8/13]

Meanwhile, we continue to face crippling costs, including massively increased #BuildingInsurance. [9/13]

https://twitter.com/WhichUK/status/1354361020039442433

Some affected leaseholders went bankrupt and lost their homes - even before the start of any remediation work.

Innocent people like Hayley ⬇️ [10/13]
bbc.co.uk/news/av/busine…

The Government promised they would protect us in the #BuildingSafetyBill.

But they have broken their promise - the Bill will make many of us pay. [11/13]

On 20 April, we will be protesting in Westminster, as the Bill returns to the House of Commons.

We cannot pay. We need the Government to act.

Spread the word. Join us if you can. [12/13]

https://twitter.com/EOCS_Official/status/1512733764350263296

You can help us by retweeting this thread.

You can also write to your MP - here's a template below 👇

Thank you. [13/13]
endourcladdingscandal.eaction.org.uk/bsb