Benjamin Doyle spoke on the controversy surrounding them yesterday and basically called themself stupid.  

We’ve found out that the Greens actively asked them to delete their accounts which introduced us all to the "bussy". 

But they refused, wanting to stand up for what they are and who they stand for. 

Given that, if I was the Greens I would have gone to the next person on the list. If Doyle wasn’t going to drop it, I would have dropped him.  

I said last week they should go, and I stand by that. I don’t see the need for anyone so stupid and bloody-minded in a taxpayer funded Parliament.  

Doyle says the bussy stuff was a knowing joke and I can understand that - Queens are always ironically calling each other Queens. 

That’s not the sort of joke I want to see in an MP. 

But to claim Benjamin must be a child offender is also a step too far and a heinous accusation unless you have proof, and that goes for Hamish Campbell too. 

If they want to put those haters aside perhaps, they need to stand up for themself with a defamation suit, or even let the wife speak out. 

But again, the easiest way to deal with it is to just slope out the door. Carrying on is probably not worth the angst.  

The whole thing is an ugly and entirely avoidable situation.  

Benjamin Doyle spoke on the controversy surrounding them yesterday and basically called themself stupid. &nbsp;
We’ve found out that the Greens actively asked them to delete their accounts which introduced us all to the "bussy".&nbsp;
But they refused, wanting to stand up for what they are and who they stand for.&nbsp;
Given that, if I was the Greens I would have gone to the next person on the list. If Doyle wasn’t going to drop it, I would have dropped him. &nbsp;
I said last week they should go, and I stand by that. I don’t see the need for anyone so stupid and bloody-minded in a taxpayer funded Parliament. &nbsp;
Doyle says the bussy stuff was a knowing joke and I can understand that - Queens are always ironically calling each other Queens.&nbsp;
That’s not the sort of joke I want to see in an MP.&nbsp;
But to claim Benjamin must be a child offender is also a step too far and a heinous accusation unless you have proof, and that goes for Hamish Campbell too.&nbsp;
If they want to put those haters aside perhaps, they need to stand up for themself with a defamation suit, or even let the wife speak out.&nbsp;
But again, the easiest way to deal with it is to just slope out the door. Carrying on is probably not worth the angst. &nbsp;
The whole thing is an ugly and entirely avoidable situation. &nbsp;

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Andrew Dickens: The curious case of Benjamin Doyle

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