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Glasgow School of Art after the fire in June

AS Glasgow School of Art students put their days of tent learning behind them, the search for answers over the fire in June rumbles slowly on.

This week it emerged that building giant Kier, which was contracted to rebuild the GSA after the 2014 blaze, had located its site office inside the building despite it being unsafe.

Perhaps this should come as no surprise. Kier was one of the major builders caught up in the blacklisting scandal — where tradesmen were systematically denied work because of union activity and raising safety concerns on site.

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