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Democracy under attack – how the media distort policy and politics, Malcolm Dean, Policy Press, £19.99.

PAGE B1 HOW STATES DISTORT POLICY A presidential campaign is once again upon us, and Iowa and New Hampshire are again at the center of it all.

In a book published this week, Democracy under attack – how the media distort policy and politics, I have produced seven case studies.

There can be no doubt that economic élites have a disproportionate influence in Washington, or that their views and interests distort policy in ways that don't necessarily benefit the majority: the politicians all know this, and we know it, too.

Giving the same weight to deaths occurring at different ages could distort policy priorities and resource allocation.

Even in the fight against foreign terrorists, Mr. Ashcroft's political leanings have distorted policy.

There is evidence that the current system is depressing turnout, distorting policy, weakening accountability and effectively disenfranchising the vast majority of Americans.

Yet as China's economy has slowed, the target has morphed into a hard commitment that guides and, critics argue, distorts policy decisions (see chart).

"This proposal has distorted policy in order to try to disguise the massive subsidies nuclear will need, but they remain so huge that the policy will fail anyway," said Tom Burke, a former environmental campaigner and visiting professor at Imperial and University Colleges, London.

I was disappointed, however, in your choice to focus on the home mortgage interest deduction as a distorting policy that leads Americans to take on more debt and buy larger homes.

With the cost of offshore wind predicted to be on par with or cheaper than nuclear by 2020, there is no rationale for distorting policy to prop up the nuclear dinosaur".