But perhaps most shockingly, it has been allowing private housing developers to cause a public health crisis by cutting corners on the site of a former asbestos factory. Then, on top of that, it’s been gaslighting the people suffering, with local resident Tracy Whiteman calling its behaviour “dismissive, disingenuous, duplicitous”. Local people simply want the council and developers to stop the work until proper safety measures are in place. Referring to cases like Grenfell Tower, she insisted:We can’t keep having situations like this, where we’re allowing corners to be cut. It’s really, really easy in today’s society to sue them once they’ve hurt you.