tin_robot wrote:We'll never know how many people died in the fire. Though with 24 floors, and 6 flats on each, it's not unreasonable to assume it's a higher number than the one that's been presented.
On a slightly happier note, I discovered (almost too late) that there's currently an auction going on to raise money for victims of the fire. Various authors are offering stuff in exchange for the highest bid. I noticed there was one to have your name in the latest Philip Pullman novel so thought I'd have a quick look. Then realised something very odd was going on with the bidding. Instead of people bidding for the item, they were instead adding their bids to a previous one. Having flicked back through (many) pages, I found the original:
Here's the original bid, by James Clements:
"I expect this will go for a lot more (and I hope it does), but here goes: £1500.
If this is still the leading bid on Tuesday, I’d like to call the character Nur Huda el-Wahabi.
The real Nur Huda was an ex-pupil of mine who lived in Grenfell Tower and didn’t make it out of the building that night. A life that was so full of promise has been cut short in the most terrible way. As well as raising some money, this would mean her name would live on. Plus Nur Huda is a pretty cool name for a character.
Please outbid me by lots though- it’s an important cause."
As I say there are pages of people adding more and more to the bid to ensure that her name makes it into the book. Apparently it's raised over £30000 for the one item alone, and Pullman's already confirmed she will be in his next book.
The auction's on until 8pm tonight
Facewon wrote:Murdoch asshat opinion columnists, even in Australia, stoop to new lows over Grenfell.
http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s4692041.htm
Yossarian wrote:Why are so many high rises failing tests on their cladding? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40418266
Diluted Dante wrote:Yossarian wrote:Why are so many high rises failing tests on their cladding? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40418266
This is fucking insane.
Facewon wrote:Murdoch asshat opinion columnists, even in Australia, stoop to new lows over Grenfell. http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s4692041.htm
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