Industrial relations Ford’s Dagenham plant – once the biggest factory in Europe, now a fallen giant – rolled out a rich social history alongside its ‘accessible’ cars. Chris Arnot looks back over 80 years and a struggle for workers’ rights and equality
As the sticker on his cart says, Mike Yeomans keeps Coventry clean. It’s a healthy lifestyle, he tells Chris Arnot, apart from clearing up after dogs the size of ponies