I think it would come down to a question of whether the benefits coming from the storyline would be worth the possibility of Richie slamming them in the press.

I think he could be about to leave but I don't know if it would be a permanent exit.

I doubt they would kill him off not after they have put Kat and Alfie back together. Also if they killed him off it would leave Kat a single parent over 40 with three small children and no money just like Bianca and there would be no where for her to go.

Luckily this board is only a small minority of opinions because I never understand the amount of hate for Alfie there is on here.

That's all I want for Christmas, it don't have to be suicide , just leaving to go to New Zealand one way ticket would be fine.

Australia, Spencer's in Australia!

Hopefully they won't kill him off as I don't think Kat should be a fortysomething widow with 3 kids.

I do think Alfie should be punished though.

I have been informed that the opinions on here are mostly negative when it comes to Alfie because DS forumers are a cut above people who use social media!

I don't really want to see a Christmas suicide. That's two more months of Alfie on screen. Just kill him off now. Whatever happens it needs to be a permanent exit.

he'll do a Frank Butcher so they leave the door open. I wish the door could be bolted firmly shut.

Almost all of the storylines in Eastenders these days are remakes of older (better) storylines, and I thought that we had assurances that there would be no repeats!

I don't think that Alfie will kill himself. We know that he is a selfish idiot but I think the thought of his three children growing up without a dad will stop him.

Would love for that to happen but it's too dark and depressing for a Xmas storyline. I think Richie wants to stay for a while.

Alfie had rubbish Christmas last year. I hope they have a lottery story and he wins some money.

I'm not sure they will as it leaves Kat unable to really move forward. She is too good a character to let her stagnate. The fact that there was a rushed Kat and Alfie wedding says to me that Producers needed them to complete story. Back together and boom.....
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Wow!

I had no idea that Mein Fuhrer Ian Duncan Smith posted on here.

Your attitude reminds me of this clip, especially the bit from 30 seconds in.


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KUYEk5nRlFw



Indeed.

Cracking clip.

I love Charlie Brooker.

It is very disturbing how many people actually believe that everyone claiming a benefit is the scum of the earth.

Especially targeted in the media are the sick, disabled and vulnerable.

Mind you Atos have certainly reduced the population of those lying, scrounging bastards haven't they?

so true, government won't do anything to break the stereotype, love the twin peaks music in the background nice added touch.

One of my neighbours used to be like that, when they were working people on benefits were "workshy scroungers", however when they lost their job their attitude softened. Other people are always "scum" until it happens to you. The government don't care, if anything they promote the lie. Charlie Brooker is brilliant, after reading the moronic shite in the papers it's always great to watch him so I can get my sanity back.

well said. The Tories have sspunkedaway 3 billion on an unnecessary NHs reorganization which they now 'regret'. I don't see much outrage over that.

Yes they do opromote the lie because it is an easy vote winner with a lot of the population and who cares if they piss the sick and vulnerable off - not like they have any money, influence of power is it! It's also a way of them looking like they are getting the deficit down when the amount of money involved is actually small fry comoared to other areas of expenditure which they don't want as much focus on!

The demonization of thise requiring benefits is something of a hobby horse of mine and i'm proud to say it was even before I had ant personal experience of it. It seemed to me that it always seemed to simple to write everybody off in such a way. But then I passionately believe in the welfare state and that we have a moral duty as individuals and a country to help those less fortunate than ourselves and always have done.

The way genuinely sick and vulnerable people have been treated by Atos (following government guidelines of course) is one of the worst scandals of the 21st century - I will not go into detail on here but this issue has been discussed at great length on General.

Reinhard Heydrich Smith must be so very proud of himself.

And unfortunately some people are swallowing the the hateful message that the tabloids are spreading and it's rather worrying. Germany had one of the most educated, cultured and advanced societies in the world, the country which gave the world Beethoven, Schiller, Goethe and Bach. If Nazism could happen there then it can happen anywhere.