Mail Men

'Tremendous . . . A very timely and important account of a modern phenomenon . . . A damned good read.' STEPHEN FRY; 'A wonderfully gossipy and detailed account of the paper's history and an assessment of its current success . . . What a waste nobody has turned the early years of the Daily Mail into a television miniseries.' THE SUNDAY TIMES; 'A rollicking, often compelling read.' PETER PRESTON, OBSERVER; 'Riotously entertaining . . . [Many] will find that Addison has written the expose of the Mail that they always wanted to read.' NEW STATESMAN; 'A gripping and very funny account of the newspaper [that] reveals its brutal brilliance . . . surprisingly jaunty . . . The portrait of the Mail he paints shows that the newspaper is not as bad as some people say: it is even worse.' PROSPECT; 'So readable.' IRISH TIMES; 'Mail Men reads as if the newspaper had put aside all bias and somehow written a book about itself.' DUBLIN REVIEW OF BOOKS; 'Mail Men tells you all you need to know about the inner workings of the paper that brings politicians quaking to beg its favour. This well-informed, diamond-sharp analysis of the Mail phenomenon explains why it dominates England's political culture... A riveting read.' POLLY TOYNBEE; '...riveting, with Addison laying bare the publication's fractious internal politics, as well as the shamelessly sensationalist formula that has driven its success. For all its faults, Mail Men is undoubtedly one of the non-fiction books of the year.' HOT PRESS; 'Excellent... The inside story of how the Daily Mail became a much-feared national institution.' CHOICE magazine; 'Pacey.' GEORGE OSBORNE; 'An illuminating history.' FINANCIAL TIMES; 'Essential reading... gives an unprecedented insight into Paul Dacre.' THE OBSERVER.