i m retracing steps i first took over 20 years ago. how you doing, boys? back then, the shipyard was in decline. this wasjohn brown, a welder, on the day he lost his job. i m no a number. i m a man, i m a human being and they will never, ever take my dignity fae me. i ve come back to govan to discover what happened tojohn. 0h, fer.sake! how are you? good to see you! an unstable world means warships are in demand and john brown is back at work in the bae systems yard, except now he s a full time union convenor. no more welding, john. naw, no more welding. there is a god! here in 2000, he was fighting for a job. nowjohn s facing a harder challenge.
and individuals he first visited over 20 years ago. it s a journey that reveals stories of resiliene and courage, as fergal reports now from govan in glasgow. the big boats are back in a clyde shipyard that s thriving again. i m retracing steps i first took over 20 years ago. how you doing, boys? back then, the shipyard was in decline. this wasjohn brown, a welder, on the day he lost his job. i m no a number. i m a man, i m a human being and they will never, ever take my dignity fae me. i ve come back to govan to discover what happened tojohn. oh, fer.sake! how are you? good to see you! an unstable world means warships are in demand and john brown is back at work in the bae systems yard,