The News of the World has closed and The Sunday Sun will replace it.
That's the prediction of Ken Clarke today and the feeling on Twitter at the moment.
So where does that leave the News of the World staff?
Many, as acknowledged by James Murdoch, had nothing to do with the old regime and are victims by association. For them, failure to re-house them would be a legally difficult issue and his statement seems to insinuate a re-branding will allow them to get on with their jobs without the stain of the News of the World hacking scandal.
I don't think, however, that this is going to be enough for campaigners. They will want blood i.e. someone to go down for this.
If that man is linked to the Government, then all of a sudden this will cast massive pressure on the Prime Minister.
Whatever happens, I hope that the honest staff at the News of the World are looked after. It would be hypocritical for a PR, a profession so happy to woo newspapers when it can, to say otherwise.
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