So is the BBC 'anti-politics'?

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Barely a week out of the headlines for his "grandstanding" at a White House press conference, the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson has posted an uncharacteristically long blog entry where he answers criticisms made against the organisation by Steve Richards.

Richards, who Robinson is keen to stress is a chum, has taken umbrage at the BBC's lack of depth and analysis when it comes to dealing with political stories.

It's a point that has oft been raised, most recently by Tony Benn in his fantastic "interviewin the interviewers" documentary produced by Mentorn for Channel 4.

But two read big journalistic beasts of British politics battling out this issue that normally goes on behind the scenes, in public is fascinating.