Centre for British Progress @britishprogress.org · Apr 3 Suddenly communication was within almost everyone’s grasp. Businesses connected nationwide. Families could keep in touch. Crucially: people began to organise. Unions and suffrage movements mobilised via this revolutionary and affordable medium, catalysing social progress.
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The postcard is not just a story of technological progress. It’s one of state capacity. At the time, the Post Office was the world’s most advanced civil logistics network. Tech, growth, and the state together drove progress. Somewhere along the way, we forgot this formula.