How can any BBC employee say this with a straight face?

'Crucially, as his email to staff acknowledged, it (the BBC) also has to be impartial. That is an intellectual and moral challenge for all journalists - and also a vital one of course. My sense from speaking to him is that, as he says, you're told when you join the BBC that you have to leave your opinions at the door... '

That's from following the  'read more' link on the page relating to the James Harding leaving the BBC next year story.

More here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41572764

Impartial? Seriously? How can any BBC employee say this with a straight face?

This would be funny were it not so unbelievable and demonstrably untrue. Beeb Bias Craig has some great old figures, and is now at isthebbcbiased.blogspot.co.uk doing the same.

The BBC has to be impartial, ha f***ing ha!