Tellingly, the man whom Rupert Murdoch selected to replace Rebekah Brooks as the chief executive of News International in London was Tom Mockridge, a former press adviser to Paul Keating. (As an historical aside, the changes in media ownership rules that enabled Rupert Murdoch to build up his share of the Australian market came into effect under Paul Keating).
Thomson-Reuters will keep dual listings in Toronto and London, and Tom Glocer, the well-regarded chief executive of Reuters, will head the combined company.
Tom Bogdanowicz, from the London Cycling Campaign, says many think they are fully covered by their household contents policies but these do not always go far enough.