The issue is more the BBC insist it? We have an unrealistic expectation of objectivity when it comes to the BBC which tends to demand either fake neutrality or centrist consensus- which is, of itself, a clear form of bias.
It would be tough to find a journalist to host a political show on TV who didnt have a background on one side of the fence.
Yes, it seems to me politics has pinched all that partisanship, if that's a word, from the football.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."