Loafers Lodge
Men without a safe place to call home
How do some of society's most vulnerable people – men in particular – fall into insecure housing? Audio
The long game of investigating Loafers Lodge disaster
Years before the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 residents, it was foreshadowed by another fatal fire in London which wasn't adequately investigated. A journalist who has worked on that story for six… Audio
Mediawatch for 28 May 2023
Lessons for Loafers Lodge investigation in the long game of the UK's Grenfell saga; new fund backing business and economics coverage; an hour of Gower (and friends . . . and his issues). Audio
Fire Service advised council to reject Loafers Lodge consent in 2007 documents show
Archive documents show in 2007 the Fire Service advised the council to reject the Loafers Lodge consent, citing issues with fire compliance.
Facing the hard facts of an awful fire
The 'worst nightmare' fatal fire at a Wellington hostel raises big questions about our emergency services - and the care for the marginalised of our communities.