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Three years after London tower fire, campaigners express frustration at pace of inquiry
Windows of tower blocks will glow green and the bells of St Paul’s and Southwark cathedrals will toll 72 times on Sunday as the bereaved and survivors of Grenfell Tower mark the third anniversary of the disaster with a programme of remote commemoration. 
Plans to repeat communal annual vigils at the base of the burned-out council block have been shelved due to the coronavirus crisis, and replaced with an online service with contributions from faith leaders and a special recording of You’ll Never Walk Alone, by the musician Marcus Mumford. After nightfall, residents of tower blocks and other homes across the UK will be asked to stream a bright green light from their TV sets in solidarity with the bereaved and the survivors’ mission, in their words, to seek “truth, justice and change”. Continue reading...