Duncan Campbell-Smith is a former Financial Times and Economist journalist whose career has also included working in the City and as a management consultant with McKinsey. He holds Visiting Senior Research Fellowships at the Institute of Historical Research and at the Centre for Contemporary British History at King's College, London. His previous books include Follow the Money (Penguin 2008).
An authorised and comprehensive account of an institution that was
long held to be the best of its kind in the world. Campbell-Smith's
book is vast, monumentally detailed, sharply observant of
personalities and wittily readable.
*Times*
The Post Office is currently in difficulties and Duncan
Campbell-Smith's thoughtful and well-written book helps provide an
explanation of its present situation, placing it in the context of
an impressive history of the Royal Mail. This book has much to
offer the scholar and general reader alike.
*BBC History*
Highly valuable. An assured and fascinating account.
*Times Literary Supplement*
Some of the subjects Campbell-Smith is obliged to tackle would defy
the liveliest pen to make them fascinating, but he has written a
solid, brilliantly researched and sometimes drily witty account of
an institution once again in the throws of dramatic
reinvention.
*Times*
Duncan Campbell-Smith's account not only provides a wealth of
information and insight. He has succeeded in presenting the often
complex story in a clear and incisive style. All in all a highly
recommended book.
*The London Philatelist*
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