GRENFELL TOWER - LEFT WING MAKES HAY.

No one yet knows how the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington started nor how it was that it spread so rapidly. No one seems to be clear about the reasons why the fire precautions proved problematic and no one yet knows how many people have died. Shockingly, none if this has stopped the 'hard left' from making all manor of claims, mostly directed as propaganda against the government.

Theresa May has, again, come up short in her response to the tragedy and she has been seriously out done by Jeremy Corbyn in the 'touchy-feely' stakes. Corbyn's political 'bread and butter' is all about being a cuddly, friendly uncle to all and sundry, while May simply finds that approach outwith her abilities. This hasn't helped her image or position as a beleaguered Prime Minister and she and the government have been vilified without cause as a result.

Meanwhile, Corbyn has done nothing to discourage various 'hard left' groups, including the Socialist Workers' Party and not excluding himself, from making as much political capital from this dreadful incident as they can. They have attempted to place the 'blame' on the, effectively evil, Conservative government by saying that it is all about cuts in public spending; they have encouraged public demonstrations which have been ostensibly about the disaster but, in reality, have been nothing more than left wing protest meetings. Some, such as the Corbyn supporter and pop singer Lily Allen have made claims that the government has been managing the flow of information about the tragedy and has, through control of the media, kept details secret, including about the numbers of missing and dead.

In a world dominated by 'social media' such claims are such blatant nonsense as to be bizarre, but there are also far too many utterly naïve fools who are only too ready to believe whatever they read, particularly if it comes from one of their celebrity idols, and Corbyn is only too ready to capitalise. In truth, it defies belief that anyone could attempt to make political capital out of this appalling event but, sadly, Corbyn, McDonnell, Abbot and their hard left supporters see nothing wrong in using every avenue available to them in their pursuit of power.

And 40% of those who voted, voted for them; God help us.