The man who built the burning house
rubs his hands, his fingers laced
The order for a million more
is ready to be placed
He flexes fists and wrists
like he’s choking the supply
He knows the tricks that keep demand
and profit-making high
New homes for all, the promises
of ministers and kings
The man who built the burning house
is waiting in the wings
Thanks Uilleam, and everyone who liked the poem.
In my mind, the man who built the burning house is the construction industry who, seven years on from the fire at Grenfell Tower, are still driven by profit first and "value engineering", and who we know will not simply release 1.5 million new homes onto the market but will drip-feed supply in order to keep demand, and prices, high.
Sun 15th Dec 2024 12:44
The UK;
a burning house built on sand,
built on a flood plain, full of turds
but neh mind eh; as long as Charlie's there, we'll be ok; our anchor in a sea of shit.
If you wish to post a comment you must login.
This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Tue 17th Dec 2024 09:43
Exactly Steve.
Grenfell was literally and metaphorically, the bonfire of regulations.
Not the result of “mistakes” or of "failure" by the State, but of deliberate decsions, of boardroom-calculated institutional violence.