Grenfell fire exposes disconnect between elitist council and poor residents

London

THE Ferraris were driving people batty in affluent South Kensington. Drivers revved their engines and ripped past Harrods. Residents were already irritated by the dust and noise from super-rich neighbours building underground swimming pools and cinemas. Now came complaints about Middle Eastern "types" drag racing at night.

Up in North Kensington, a part of London that is home to some of Britain's poorest residents, the complaints were more eleme…