Gill Kernick
@gillkernick.bsky.social
Complex change practitioner. Author. Devoted to post-Grenfell truth and change.
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We were pleased to welcome Sarah Wagner from @ritualsinthemaking.bsky.social at the Wall earlier this year. Here, she writes beautifully about our "Grief made public because private mourning was neither possible nor palatable." ❤️
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Pandemic Memory Work and the National COVID Memorial Wall (UK)
Date posted: August 8, 2025 A reflection on the visibility, values, and demands of pandemic memory work at the UK’s national COVID memorial.
ritualsinthemaking.org
August 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
We were pleased to welcome Sarah Wagner from @ritualsinthemaking.bsky.social at the Wall earlier this year. Here, she writes beautifully about our "Grief made public because private mourning was neither possible nor palatable." ❤️
ritualsinthemaking.org/2025/08/08/o...
ritualsinthemaking.org/2025/08/08/o...
June 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Great to see this. #claddingcrisis #firesafety #equity #consequences
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
London residents win £550,000 compensation in cladding defects case
People living in housing association development in Bermondsey say they hope legal action will encourage others
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Great to see this. #claddingcrisis #firesafety #equity #consequences
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Steel erectors working on 30th floor steelwork at Red Road, Glasgow. Then the highest flats in Europe. (1965)
June 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Steel erectors working on 30th floor steelwork at Red Road, Glasgow. Then the highest flats in Europe. (1965)
Important substack from @peteapps.bsky.social on Trepsa HPL cladding.
peteapps.substack.com/p/the-trespa...
#Grenfell #FireSafety #Learning
peteapps.substack.com/p/the-trespa...
#Grenfell #FireSafety #Learning
May 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Important substack from @peteapps.bsky.social on Trepsa HPL cladding.
peteapps.substack.com/p/the-trespa...
#Grenfell #FireSafety #Learning
peteapps.substack.com/p/the-trespa...
#Grenfell #FireSafety #Learning
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Exclusive (and very worrying):
More than 200 blocks around England built in a way which makes them potentially vulnerable to collapse still have a gas supply and may not have had strengthening work
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/reveale...
More than 200 blocks around England built in a way which makes them potentially vulnerable to collapse still have a gas supply and may not have had strengthening work
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/reveale...
Revealed: more than 200 Ronan Point-style blocks still have gas and may not have had strengthening work
More than 200 tower blocks built in a method prone to collapse still have a gas supply and may not have had recommended strengthening works carried out.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Exclusive (and very worrying):
More than 200 blocks around England built in a way which makes them potentially vulnerable to collapse still have a gas supply and may not have had strengthening work
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/reveale...
More than 200 blocks around England built in a way which makes them potentially vulnerable to collapse still have a gas supply and may not have had strengthening work
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/reveale...
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Here's our big @bennettinstitute.bsky.social news - we are becoming the fully-fledged Bennett School of Public Policy this autumn: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/bennett...
Major new policy school at Cambridge University set to take on AI economy and reviving ‘left behind’ regions - Bennett Institute for Public Policy
The Bennett School of Public Policy opens this October, and is already leading work on two of the most pressing policy problems of our time: implementing AI and revitalising post-industrial areas.
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk
March 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Here's our big @bennettinstitute.bsky.social news - we are becoming the fully-fledged Bennett School of Public Policy this autumn: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/bennett...
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Join @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social in conversation with @gilliantett.bsky.social about her new book—The measure of progress - counting what really matters—at @waterstones.bsky.social in Cambridge on 29 April, 6pm.
Book your ticket: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/an-ev...
Book your ticket: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/an-ev...
February 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Join @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social in conversation with @gilliantett.bsky.social about her new book—The measure of progress - counting what really matters—at @waterstones.bsky.social in Cambridge on 29 April, 6pm.
Book your ticket: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/an-ev...
Book your ticket: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/an-ev...
1:30 today
Government response to Inquiry recommendations. My thoughts aew with the #Grenfell community
www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/rayner-...
Government response to Inquiry recommendations. My thoughts aew with the #Grenfell community
www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/rayner-...
Rayner to reveal government’s response to Grenfell Inquiry tomorrow: here's a reminder of the final report’s recommendations
Deputy prime minister to make oral statement in House of Commons tomorrow afternoon
www.housingtoday.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
1:30 today
Government response to Inquiry recommendations. My thoughts aew with the #Grenfell community
www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/rayner-...
Government response to Inquiry recommendations. My thoughts aew with the #Grenfell community
www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/rayner-...
What 3 words describe the current culture in the Built Environment in a post-Grenfell context.
A couple of weeks ago, I facilitated an industry event at Arup, one of the questions we asked was this, what do you think?
#Grenfell #Change #BuiltEnvironment #Culture #Safety #FireSafety
A couple of weeks ago, I facilitated an industry event at Arup, one of the questions we asked was this, what do you think?
#Grenfell #Change #BuiltEnvironment #Culture #Safety #FireSafety
February 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
What 3 words describe the current culture in the Built Environment in a post-Grenfell context.
A couple of weeks ago, I facilitated an industry event at Arup, one of the questions we asked was this, what do you think?
#Grenfell #Change #BuiltEnvironment #Culture #Safety #FireSafety
A couple of weeks ago, I facilitated an industry event at Arup, one of the questions we asked was this, what do you think?
#Grenfell #Change #BuiltEnvironment #Culture #Safety #FireSafety
#Grenfell
92 months. Thinking so much about our failure to really hear those impacted by disasters.
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92 months. Thinking so much about our failure to really hear those impacted by disasters.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#Grenfell
92 months. Thinking so much about our failure to really hear those impacted by disasters.
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92 months. Thinking so much about our failure to really hear those impacted by disasters.
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
The demolition of Grenfell, lazy thinking again causing so much pain.
How I wish we’d used all our brilliance to curate unthought solutions that honoured each and every one impacted.
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How I wish we’d used all our brilliance to curate unthought solutions that honoured each and every one impacted.
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February 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The demolition of Grenfell, lazy thinking again causing so much pain.
How I wish we’d used all our brilliance to curate unthought solutions that honoured each and every one impacted.
open.substack.com/pub/gillkern...
How I wish we’d used all our brilliance to curate unthought solutions that honoured each and every one impacted.
open.substack.com/pub/gillkern...
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A total of 136 firefighters who were exposed to toxic smoke at Grenfell are now suffering from life-changing health effects, a new study has shown #UKhousing www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/one-in-...
One in four Grenfell firefighters exposed to toxic smoke now suffer long-term health disorders
A total of 136 firefighters who were exposed to toxic smoke at Grenfell are now suffering from life-changing health effects, a new study has shown.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A total of 136 firefighters who were exposed to toxic smoke at Grenfell are now suffering from life-changing health effects, a new study has shown #UKhousing www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/one-in-...
V. Interesting
In an apparent (& unintentional) own goal, the government disincentivised councils from recovering money for remediating as awards go to the government, but legal costs are borne by the council.
@reuters.com
#Genfell #firesafety #compensation
www.reuters.com/world/uk/gho...
In an apparent (& unintentional) own goal, the government disincentivised councils from recovering money for remediating as awards go to the government, but legal costs are borne by the council.
@reuters.com
#Genfell #firesafety #compensation
www.reuters.com/world/uk/gho...
Exclusive: The Ghosts of Grenfell - No penalties for UK firms that used deadly building material
When the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in 2017 led to revelations that high-rise public housing buildings across Britain were wrapped in flammable cladding, the government vowed the building contractors responsible would pay for their negligence.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
V. Interesting
In an apparent (& unintentional) own goal, the government disincentivised councils from recovering money for remediating as awards go to the government, but legal costs are borne by the council.
@reuters.com
#Genfell #firesafety #compensation
www.reuters.com/world/uk/gho...
In an apparent (& unintentional) own goal, the government disincentivised councils from recovering money for remediating as awards go to the government, but legal costs are borne by the council.
@reuters.com
#Genfell #firesafety #compensation
www.reuters.com/world/uk/gho...
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Great essay
Wise words from C. Thi Nguyen for a world chasing measurements. issues.org/limits-of-da...
The Limits of Data
Policymakers want to make decisions based on clear data, but important factors are lost when we rely solely on data. A philosopher writes:
issues.org
December 13, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Great essay
The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable and that those who lived in the tower were badly failed…in most cases through incompetence but in some cases through dishonesty and greed.
Moore Bick Grenfell Inquiry
#90months #Foreverinourhearts
Moore Bick Grenfell Inquiry
#90months #Foreverinourhearts
December 14, 2024 at 9:07 AM
The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable and that those who lived in the tower were badly failed…in most cases through incompetence but in some cases through dishonesty and greed.
Moore Bick Grenfell Inquiry
#90months #Foreverinourhearts
Moore Bick Grenfell Inquiry
#90months #Foreverinourhearts
This article examines the systemic failures that led to the Grenfell Tower fire and argues that complaining about the (very real) teething pains in implementing the Building Safety Act misses the point and won't restore trust.
#FireSafety #Learning #Grenfell
#FireSafety #Learning #Grenfell
Building Safety Act: Complaining Won’t Restore Trust
This post examines the systemic failures that led to the Grenfell Tower fire and explores why complaining about the teething pains in implementing
open.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:40 PM
This article examines the systemic failures that led to the Grenfell Tower fire and argues that complaining about the (very real) teething pains in implementing the Building Safety Act misses the point and won't restore trust.
#FireSafety #Learning #Grenfell
#FireSafety #Learning #Grenfell
I wonder how much this would change if we were all a little kinder and more mindful of the impact of our decisions.
#healthandsafety #kindness
press.hse.gov.uk/2024/11/20/h...
#healthandsafety #kindness
press.hse.gov.uk/2024/11/20/h...
November 22, 2024 at 4:04 PM
I wonder how much this would change if we were all a little kinder and more mindful of the impact of our decisions.
#healthandsafety #kindness
press.hse.gov.uk/2024/11/20/h...
#healthandsafety #kindness
press.hse.gov.uk/2024/11/20/h...
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Why is AI-driven productivity a decade away in the UK?
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social dispels the notion that artificial intelligence is a quick fix for Britain’s productivity problem in the latest episode of @bloomberg.com's Merryn Talks Money.
Listen: archive.ph/xcAoe#select...
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social dispels the notion that artificial intelligence is a quick fix for Britain’s productivity problem in the latest episode of @bloomberg.com's Merryn Talks Money.
Listen: archive.ph/xcAoe#select...
November 15, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Why is AI-driven productivity a decade away in the UK?
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social dispels the notion that artificial intelligence is a quick fix for Britain’s productivity problem in the latest episode of @bloomberg.com's Merryn Talks Money.
Listen: archive.ph/xcAoe#select...
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social dispels the notion that artificial intelligence is a quick fix for Britain’s productivity problem in the latest episode of @bloomberg.com's Merryn Talks Money.
Listen: archive.ph/xcAoe#select...