Odd

[weecalf]

Theresa May said the Public inquiry into the dreadful flats fire will report to the Prime Minister .Is it me but why did she not say report back to me as Prime Minister ?

[scooping]

You could have something there.

[Jackdaw33]

She may know something we don't.

[anneasquith]

Maybe she doesn't know she's the P M ? :-)

[Prudie]

Don't these reports take months and months? Some of you lot will have hounded her out by then

[Ken4155]

Prudie, i think some of her own 'lot' will have hounded her out long before we plebs get a chance to.

[anneasquith]

Although I don't quite believe TM is a suitable PM for Britain , it could be worse ......... Boris Johnson :-(

[murraymints]

because it is the position that is the PM ..not the person..

[murraymints]

don't understand why everybody is decrying the Government for the tragic fire,it is the landlords and managing agents that are responsible for their properties

[Togo]

It is called opportunism Minty.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe it's to do with austerity programmes cutting budgets and ensuring insufficient to get everything sorted.

[ducksie]

Was it not a local authority style of housing minty? is that not the Gov't? in answer to the OP and like you so rightly pointed out,"it is the position that is the PM ..not the person.. " like here it is the Oifig an Taoiseach and not the person, by the time this enquiry and reports are complete there could be many PM's having sat in Office. I do hope for the families it is not going to take that long

[pastafreak]

Maybe she was referring to herself in the third person...

[Old_Geezer]

Old_Geezer sometimes does.

[scooping]

Us Tories reserve the right to get rid of her before any Lefties. Only fair.

[tonyav]

It could be years before the London Fire Brigade (LFB) publicly release an investigation report into the Grenfell Tower fire, the force has said.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/grenfell-tower-fire-investigation-findings-may-not-be-published-for-years/ar-BBCN4mb?li=BBoPRmx

[gulliver1]

Scooping, 21/28 Dangerous Confession.

[Baldric]

gulliver1
Odd
News3 mins ago

Just saw this making its way down Latest Posts, And thought 'How true'

[scooping]

Gulliver1 - Can't see us raising the roof for her at the October conference.

[Flonska]

Whether Theresa May is, or is not PM at the time that the result of the official enquiry into this dreadful tragedy is concluded, may not, I suggest, be relevant.

I suspect that the statement is intended to try to reassure that this matter is being taken very seriously, is endorsed by her personally, and that it will remain so until its conclusion.

Taking into consideration all of the major events that have occurred recently which, through direct or indirect connections, have shone the spotlight upon the heart of Government, it is understandable that such precise language is used, especially given the "flak" that has been directed at the PM herself.

It is not surprising that the statement issued is in what may be considered, by some, a "neutral" tone. There is now, I think, caution, reluctance or perhaps, even, fear, among her advisers to ensure that anything "officially said" which may provoke further anger and acrimony, is strenuously avoided.

Given the recent dismissal of some key advisers, perhaps the current strategy of their "spin doctor" replacements is a belief that they should follow the maxim of ameliorate rather than infuriate?

Only time may tell if the response is the right one and for all the right reasons but sometimes, I think there is a case for "telling it like it is." However, I concede, that somehow, we may have lost the art or skill of doing just that in "getting across" the message in a way that is understood and deep down accepted as honest, genuine and sincere!

[scooping]

Flonka: Well said.