Channel the anger

FAMILIES and residents are entitled to be angry after the Grenfell Tower fire, but a baying mob will not achieve justice for all those who lost their lives or have been left homeless.

The Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG) showed how to get justice. Grenfell Tower residents need to organise themselves as the HFSG did so they can demand meetings with the Government to ensure their views are not only heard, but acted upon.

When the company I worked for went bust, I was faced with losing half my pension. Within weeks we organised a committee to represent the pensioners, and within months my grasp of pensions and how and where the missing millions had gone was such that I was invited to the House of Commons with my suggestions for pension reform.

The TUC also invited me to address a meeting at its conference to instruct other members how to protect their pensions.

Ordinary people are far better equipped to achieve justice because for them it is personal, while for the authorities and the regulators it is merely a living.

So I urge all those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire to work together. But most of all, don’t let anger and bitterness get in the way of seeking justice. JAMES WIGNALL, Accrington, Lancs.

WE DO not show emotion and grief in public outbursts, but in quiet, strong support.

The Prime Minister went reverently to the scene of the Grenfell Tower fire to thank the exhausted fire crews, police officers and ambulance personnel for risking their lives to save as many people as possible.

She has ordered a public inquiry and pledged £5million not for eyecatching political gain, but for the basic necessities of food, clothing and shelter.

This is the British way. MARGARET MOLLOY, Wythenshawe, Manchester.