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		Chris2048 on Nov 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What really happened at the Millennium Tower? I'd say it's the builders' fault, but the lack of capital requirements are the governments fault. The gov should cover bankrupted build firms.

Traster on Nov 17, 2021 [–]

I very aggressively abridged that story, but the builders bought cladding material that suppliers told them conformed to the appropriate regulations. In reality the regulations weren't fit for purpose or enforced. There are questions around how aware of this they were.

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