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Oliver Wright

Oliver Wright is Whitehall Editor of The Independent.

Inside Whitehall: Care.data will help prolong our lives and those of our children

In any scheme of this nature there is a trade-off between privacy and better health

Undecided voters are joining the unionist camp following a warning that Scotland will not be able to keep the pound if it becomes independent

Scottish independence: Warnings over pound ‘swaying undecided voters’ as poll shows strong lead for 'No' vote

Support grows for unionist cause after attacks on plans for EU and pound by Barroso and Osborne

Ed Miliband at a party reform Q&A session in Leeds yesterday

Ed Miliband’s radical plans to connect with the people: 'Pay just £3 and vote for the leader'

New Labour Party rules will ‘give power back to ordinary people’ on unprecedented scale as subscription will give anyone the right to influence policy and leadership elections

Ed Miliband wants to push through reform allowing more people to take part in Labour party activities

Exclusive Ed Miliband interview: I’ll return politics to the people

With membership numbers declining, Labour’s leader desperately needs to connect with people. Oliver Wright hears how he plans to do it

The face of the BBC's General Election coverage David Dimbleby

David Dimbleby wins the 2015 general election - after a recount

One has been the face of the BBC’s General Election coverage for 35 years and despite turning 76 next year has no intention of stopping any time soon.

Nick Clegg will veto any attempt by the Conservatives to appoint a Eurosceptic candidate to become Britain’s next EU Commissioner

Nick Clegg vows to veto any Tory Eurosceptic as EU Commissioner

Cameron will be forced to rule out his top choices to take over from Baroness Ashton in Brussels

Baroness Warsi was appointed the first Minister for Faith by the Coalition

Baroness Warsi ‘saddened’ by rise in Islamic sectarianism

MP’s comments come after Briton carries out suicide attack in Shia-Sunni Syria conflict

Inside Whitehall: What Downing Street doesn't want you to know

Last month Tory strategists issued an edict to Government departments banning them from highlighting events that do not chime with the party's key themes

The advertisement is slated to appear more than 300 times in coming months

Vype e-cig advert: Big Tobacco offers ‘pure satisfaction’ in its return to TV

British American Tobacco has launched a TV, press and poster campaign for its e-cigarette, Vype

Peers will be banned from lobbying members of either the Commons or Lords ministers or government officials

Peers banned from lobbying in return for money or rewards

Committee outlines shake-up in Parliamentary rules following exposé by ‘The Independent’

Day In a Page

Ticket to slide: How Team GB's skeleton women conquered the slopes at the Winter Olympics

Ticket to slide: How Team GB's skeleton

Tom Peck reveals how the team conquered the slopes at the Winter Olympics
Sex in men's prisons: 'The US system cultivates rape. If you treat people like animals, they behave like it'

Sex in men's prisons: 'The US system cultivates rape'

Shaun Attwood's book, Prison Time, details the sex – consensual or otherwise – the prostitution, the pimping and the equal, loving relationships behind bars

Wes Anderson and Hollywood's best props

Meet the designer tasked with bringing the director's films to life
'I'm a rubbish Australian': MasterChef's John Torode goes back to his roots

John Torode: 'I'm a rubbish Australian'

Gerard Gilbert meets the chef and TV presenter to discuss his first big solo project, a new series for Good Food Channel called John Torode's Australia
The experts' guide to the perfect pancake

The experts' guide to the perfect pancake

Shrove Tuesday is nearly upon us. Get tossing with Mark Hix's classic batter, plus some of the planet's best pancake joints reveal their favourite toppings
Enemy within: The network of Britons who spied for Hitler during Second World War

Enemy within

The network of Britons who spied for Hitler during Second World War
Oscar Pistorius murder trial: what should we expect?

Oscar Pistorius trial: what should we expect?

The murder trial of the world's most famous disabled athlete begins in Pretoria next week
Non-Stop, film review: Liam Neeson's tough guy act is on target in this suspenseful drama

Neeson's tough guy act is on target in Non-Stop

Non-Stop is not a film that will appeal to the airline industry but, true to the title, it strikes a relentless narrative tempo
All the presidents' meals: A new memoir spills the beans on cooking at the White House

White House chef spills the beans

John Moeller cooked family meals for the Bushes and Clintons, and banquets for world leaders
Citizen clean: Campaigners frustrated with the Government's failure to cut the amount of air pollution are uniting to tackle 'invisible killer'

Citizen clean: Campaigners tackle air pollution

Campaigners frustrated with the Government’s failure to cut the amount of air pollution in our cities are uniting to tackle the ‘invisible killer’ themselves
Spritz promises to boost reading speeds to a breakneck 500 words a minute - will it enhance our enjoyment of literature?

Will Spritz enhance our enjoyment of literature?

The new app promises to boost reading speeds to a breakneck 500 words a minute
Wanderlust: 10 best Asia travel books

Wanderlust: 10 best Asia travel books

If you’re heading east or want to learn more about the continent, take a guided tour
Nicolas Anelka 'quenelle' gesture: Split second that changed everything

Split second that changed everything

Whatever he may have intended, English football now knows more than it would like about Dieudonné and his gesture
Dark shadow of Allen Stanford grips Antigua

Dark shadow of Allen Stanford grips Antigua

The ECB may have tried to quickly forget the 'Twenty20 for 20' but the fraudster's downfall cost thousands of jobs and left a giant hole in the island's economy
Stephen Roche: Ireland is ready for Giro d'Italia's grand start

Stephen Roche: Ireland is ready for Giro d'Italia's grand start

The cycling legend on how Belfast has geared up for May's big event