June Brown's plight a lesson to us all

Eastenders' June Brown recently admitted she had to keep on working after the financial crisis slashed her pension income. As many people in a similar situation face working well into their retirement years Helen Morrissey says we need to learn some hard lessons.

Helen Morrissey
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The problems facing our retirees can be summed up succinctly in the plight of June Brown, otherwise known as Eastenders stalwart Dot Cotton.

Despite being a regular fixture on our TV screens for 30 years the 88-year old actress has said she has to continue working after the financial crisis cut her pension income by 50%. To add to this ...

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