Democracy under Attack

Malcolm Dean The Guardian Newspaper’S Longstanding Chief Monitor Of Social Affairs Expertly Indicts His Own Trade Through A Series Of Seven Case Studies On The Influence Of Media On Social Policy. Drawing On Four Decades Of Top-Level Whitehall Briefings Topped Up By Interviews With 150 Policy-Makers The Book Is Packed With Insights And Colourful Stories From Events In Whitehall'S Corridors Culminating In A Damning List Detailing The Seven Deadly Sins Of The 'Reptiles' (Modern Journalists). A New Final Chapter Reports On The News International Hacking Scandal And The Subsequent Leveson Inquiry Prompting Criminal And Civil Lawsuits And Leading To A Radical Press Regulator Plan. Written In An Engaging Way It Offers A Unique Insider’S Perspective And A Detailed And Valuable Account Of What Goes On In News Rooms Pressure Groups Departmental Policy Divisions And Parliament.