David Miliband’s Mansion Tax: 8 in the morning – August 3rd

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* David Miliband wants to introduce a “Mansion Tax” to pay for housing benefit.

* Ed Balls has written for the Times on the traps to avoid for Labour…

* Next Left analyses the Balls article.

* The government’s first “crowdsourcing” attempt has altered no policies.

* Obama confirms Iraq withdrawal.

* Only scientist in commons “alarmed” at ignorance of colleagues.

* Unions plan an “Autumn of discontent”.

* Israel has confirmed that it will co-operate with a UN inquiry into the flotilla raid.

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