Over the summer the construction industry had been bracing itself for 4 September, the date when the inquiry into the Grenfell tower fire which killed 72 people published its final report. Sir Martin Moore-Bick and his inquiry panel concluded what we already knew: every single one of the deaths – 54 adults and 18 children - were avoidable.

The report pulled no punches. A lethal combination of dishonesty, deregulation and incompetence on the part of industry and government over a matter of years led to combustible cladding being installed on the tower.

There were multiple opportunities to prevent the disaster that unfolded on 14 June 2017. And yet at every turn individuals who could have made a difference made flawed decisions with disastrous consequences or turned a blind eye when the dangers were staring them in the face.