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Disagree with the British way of cabling though, left front frees up the right hand to downshift into a lower gear while slowing down.
As I said, you can do both in one movement pretty nicely with STIs, which might have been the point of the swinging brake lever? But in practice it's not a huge advantage, unless you're racing crits, and even then it's not a big deal I bet... I'd rather be able to shift and (meaningfully) brake with one hand in case I'm using the other at the time - maybe I'm having a drink or a bite, or carrying something home from the shop or maybe something I found on the side of the road.
The one-handed simultaneous brake and downshift is actually possible with Ergo and even Doubletap, although perhaps too fiddly to bother... electronic stuff opens up the possibilities.
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Disagree with the British way of cabling though, left front frees up the right hand to downshift into a lower gear while slowing down.
Back to front brake only, get a lot of 'Do you not flip forward when you brake?'. Nope!