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.