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Cut private school subsidies? – 8 in the morning, June 18th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* “We must take on next week’s budget with principle and passion.” – David Miliband lays out his alternative to ConDem cuts.

* The most eye catching of David’s plans is to save £100m by cutting the private school subsidy.

* As nominations for Mayor of London close at 1700 tonight the BBC explains the process.

* Writing for the Blackburn Labour blog – Jack Straw says the first round of cuts are “unfair” and will have a massive impact on his area.

* Jeremy Paxman acted as Labour’s Vuvuzela in the Newsnight debate, argues Richard Robinson.

* A leadership candidate showed off their goalkeeping skills at an old school yesterday….

* In an emerging trend amongst right-wing commentators, Richard Littlejohn asks where Gordon Brown is.

* Mary Dejevsky analyses the impact of babies on the leadership debate.

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