Newsnight - Season 2011
140 episodes
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Episode 41
01/03/2011
John Galliano's anti-Semitic remarks could have turned into a full scale diplomatic crisis. Why? Because, as any fashionista knows, Dior - who he designs for - is the label worn by one Mrs Sarkozy.
C
Episode 42
02/03/2011
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have moved into eastern areas for the first time since towns there fell to protesters two weeks ago, with reports of heavy fighting between them a
Episode 43
03/03/2011
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has been given government approval for its controversial bid to take over BSkyB. The green light follows News Corp's offer to spin off Sky News as an independent comp
Episode 44
04/03/2011
Mishal Husain is presenting tonight and she's been speaking exclusively to Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen about how his organisation plans to respond to events in Libya.
Meanwhile Lyse
Episode 45
07/03/2011
Tonight we have an amazing film from Jackie Long about Sarah Palin. Jackie has been to Alaska and got more than just a quick doorstep interview with the woman herself. She tells us how she is weighing
Episode 46
08/03/2011
What are the options for western intervention over Libya? Should we arm the rebels? The idea is being considered by the White House but how realistic is it and how tricky politically? Tonight we'll lo
Episode 47
09/03/2011
The big hitters in government have appeared before the Defence Select Committee today at a time when it is being asked whether defence cuts have left the military without the resources to be effective
Episode 48
10/03/2011
Unions have reacted angrily to a major report by Lord Hutton proposing a radical overhaul of public sector pensions which would see millions working for longer. David Grossman will be examining the fi
Episode 49
11/03/2011
Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami. Tonight our Science editor Susan Watts will give her assessment of what has happened
Episode 50
14/03/2011
Engineers are racing to cool down a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant, after a second blast rocked the facility.
Tonight, we ask how severe the nuclear emergency is, and what t
Episode 51
15/03/2011
Tonight we're devoting much of the programme to examining the middle class under pressure.
For the first time in years this group - who had assumed that if the economy grew their income would grow -
Episode 52
16/03/2011
The British Foreign Office is now "suggesting that British nationals currently in Tokyo and to the north of Tokyo should consider leaving the area" because of fears over radiation leaks from the Fukus
Episode 53
17/03/2011
A draft United Nations Security Council resolution is to be put to a vote in New York tonight. If adopted it would authorise a no-fly zone over Libya and allow Arab states and others in co-operation w
Episode 54
18/03/2011
The focus of the programme will be the Libya conflict. Events are moving fast following last night's UN Security Council resolution authorising all necessary measures to protect civilians from attacks
Episode 55
21/03/2011
Mark Urban reports on the strength of the coalition against Libya and who is doing what in the operation, and assesses whether Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is himself being targeted in the raids.
We will
Episode 56
22/03/2011
Tonight's programme will, unsurprisingly, focus on the conflict in Libya.
We'll look at tensions within the hastily assembled multi-national coalition, and examine why this is one conflict that Ameri
Episode 57
23/03/2011
Tonight's Newsnight will be on for a full hour - from 10.30pm to 11.30pm - as we pick over the details of what Chancellor George Osborne announced in today's Budget.
Iain Watson and Michael Crick wil
Episode 58
24/03/2011
Portugal's parliament has rejected an austerity budget, prompting the resignation of Prime Minister Jose Socrates.
An international bail-out, similar to those accepted by Greece and the Irish Republi
Episode 59
25/03/2011
We look at what the fresh unrest in Syria and Yemen and the ongoing conflict in Libya means for al-Qaeda and militant Islam, and what used to be called the war on terror, both in the short and long te
Episode 60
28/03/2011
As the rebels continue advancing west in Libya, our Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban will bring us up to date on the latest Coalition air raids that have hit Gaddafi's birthplace of Sirte, the next target
Episode 61
29/03/2011
Strikes on Libya will continue until Col Gaddafi meets UN terms, stops attacking civilians and pulls back his forces, the US's Hillary Clinton has told the London conference of allied leaders.
Tonigh
Episode 62
30/03/2011
Tim Whewell talks to General Suleiman Mahmoud of the Libyan rebel forces who tells him the rebels need weapons if they are to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi.
He says with arms they could do the job in two
Episode 63
31/03/2011
We will take a closer look at Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa's decision to come to the UK - and at the man himself and role he played within the Gaddafi regime.
Richard Watson will examine the
Episode 64
01/04/2011
Tim Whewell has managed to secure a rare interview with the Libyan rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil. He says they'll accept a ceasefire if Colonel Gaddafi pulls his troops out of Libyan cities under r
Episode 81
28/04/2011
Tonight as President Obama reshuffles his cabinet we look at the implications for the Arab Spring.
A battle over defence cuts is expected but if the main Western powers pull back from the region, wha
Episode 82
Royal Wedding Special
Friday's nuptials may have meant an extra day off for many, but not for Kirsty Wark who will be presenting a royal wedding edition of Newsnight at our usual time of 10.30pm.
Kirsty will be joined in
Episode 83
03/05/2011
Tonight our Diplomatic editor Mark Urban will be asking where the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden by US forces leaves the war on terror. We'll speak live to George W Bush's Homeland Securit
Episode 84
04/05/2011
We have the second in our series of extraordinary films on the 7/7 terror attacks in London, in which people caught up in the 7/7 terror bombings in London recount how the attacks unfolded.
If you mi
Episode 85
05/05/2011
We have the third in our series of extraordinary films on the 7/7 terror attacks in London, in which people caught up in the bombings recount how the attacks unfolded and changed their lives forever.
Episode 86
06/05/2011
In a special hour-long programme at 10.30pm, we'll be analysing the results of the UK local, Welsh, Scottish and AV polls. Our political editor Michael Crick will bring us the latest on the AV result
Episode 87
09/05/2011
Nick Clegg has said that protecting the NHS is now his number one priority, claiming that "no bill is better than a bad bill". Meanwhile, one of his own MPs says the whole NHS reform exercise ought to
Episode 88
10/05/2011
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary since the UK coalition government came to power.
Tonight, we look at how the relationship between the Conservative and Liberal Democrats is faring and what the st
Episode 89
11/05/2011
If it ever came to fruition we are still a long way from Scottish Independence, but if it did happen what would an independent Scotland look like? Jackie Long is digging through what the SNP has said
Episode 90
12/05/2011
Tonight on Newsnight we will be joined live in the studio by UK Chancellor George Osborne and French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as we focus on the problems at the heart of the Eurozone.
Our E
Episode 91
13/05/2011
Every day this week there seems to have been a big story in the news about the relationship between openness and personal privacy.
Tonight David Grossman will be investigating what we should be allow
Episode 92
16/05/2011
The head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is appearing in court in New York to face charges of sexual assault. Mr Strauss-Kahn, who had been seen as a contender in France's 2012 presidential electi
Episode 93
17/05/2011
What would have happened if Osama Bin Laden had been captured rather than killed?
Tonight we'll hear the case against Bin Laden, and we'll explore the different legal scenarios that could have ensued
Episode 94
18/05/2011
Recent polling by Lord Ashcroft suggested that there is a growing rift between the Conservative party and the public on the issue of crime.
Tonight we look at whether the outcry over Ken Clarke's com
Episode 95
19/05/2011
We learned today that the Coalition has decided against introducing a Privacy Act to address concerns about injunctions, and that hot topic of discussion, super injunctions.
The decision became known
Episode 96
20/05/2011
Tonight, we lead on the news that a professional footballer has obtained a disclosure order against the social networking site Twitter.
The application seeks the disclosure of the identities of a num
Episode 97
23/05/2011
An MP has defied the judiciary today by naming Ryan Giggs as the married footballer at the centre of a media gagging order.
David Cameron has said that banning newspapers from naming such stars while
Episode 98
24/05/2011
President Barack Obama has met Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace at the start of his state visit to Britain. Later he will have a brief meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron, although their mor
Episode 99
25/05/2011
Barack Obama and David Cameron have said Colonel Gaddafi will ultimately be forced out of power and Libya's people allowed to "choose their own future". At a joint press conference in London, the UK p
Episode 100
26/05/2011
Tonight we lead on the news that Ratko Mladic, wanted for genocide during the Bosnian war in the 1990s, has been arrested in Serbia and that moves to extradite him to The Hague tribunal have begun.
G
Episode 101
27/05/2011
Sharon Shoesmith, the former director of children's services for Haringey, North London, has won her Court of Appeal battle over her sacking following the Baby Peter tragedy.
Judges said that the-the
Episode 102
31/05/2011
The Football Association and the Scottish Football Association have called for Fifa to postpone its presidential election. Current president Sepp Blatter is the only candidate for the 1 June election
Episode 103
01/06/2011
Nato's Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's departure from power is "only a matter of time". Tonight we hear from the BBC's Andrew North who has spent
Episode 104
02/06/2011
With more doubts raised today on the government's ability to control immigration, one group who are being targeted are students who wish to study here. But can the UK afford to turn many of them away?
Episode 105
03/06/2011
Panorama's programme detailing the abuse of residents in a Bristol care home and the news that Southern Cross has slashed its rent payments in an effort to keep its 750 residential homes for the elder
Episode 106
06/06/2011
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded that no changes are needed to UK economic policy. It said weak economic growth and rising inflation had been "unexpected", but said they were "large
Episode 107
07/06/2011
Tonight we're leading on NHS reforms and we'll be hearing from key players in the coalition and public and private health practitioners.
Then we've done a Wife-Swap style parenting experiment in whic
Episode 108
08/06/2011
Richard Watson has the latest on the story that the Crown Prosecution Service has opened an inquiry after claims prosecutors withheld undercover police officer Mark Kennedy's surveillance tapes from d
Episode 109
09/06/2011
The Crown Prosecution Service has launched an independent inquiry following Newsnight's revelations last night that they didn't disclose material which might have saved people from convictions.
It f
Episode 110
10/06/2011
Tonight we'll be looking at the future of the Labour Party under Ed Miliband. How is he shaping up as a leader and what are his plans for the party?
Leaked documents which detail efforts by Gordon Br
Episode 111
13/06/2011
Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates has pledged $1bn to help vaccinate children around the world against preventable diseases like pneumonia.
He's hosting a summit in London where countries are being asked t
Episode 112
14/06/2011
The government has agreed to make the main changes to its controversial NHS reforms in England that were recommended by an independent review.
David Cameron said ministers had listened to fears about
Episode 113
15/06/2011
Which will have a bigger impact on the 21st Century, the global financial crisis or the Arab Spring? And can the events even be separated out? Tonight we look at both events.
We have an interview wit
Episode 114
16/06/2011
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is set to announce a new cabinet amid tough austerity measures, as MPs from his party convene an emergency meeting.
Will this be enough to ease the fears that G
Episode 115
17/06/2011
Paul Mason is still in Greece this morning and is out and about gauging response to Prime Minister George Papandreou's attempt to push through unpopular austerity measures demanded by the EU through t
Episode 116
20/06/2011
Tonight on the programme we have an exclusive report from inside Syria by one of our reporters, who has just returned from a week undercover in the capital Damascus spent meeting opposition activists
Episode 117
21/06/2011
Tonight Sue Lloyd-Roberts goes undercover in the Syrian capital Damascus to speak to opposition activists there about the anti-government protests, the regime's response and what the demonstrators hop
Episode 118
22/06/2011
Tonight we'll be hearing testimony from the British Syrian commnunity who say that protesters outside the embassy in London are being threatened, as are their family members back at home in Syria.
We
Episode 119
23/06/2011
Michael Crick is in Brussels for us tonight where the threat of a Greek debt default undermining the euro is overshadowing an EU summit.
Paul Mason will be asking how an economy like Greece's can be
Episode 120
24/06/2011
Tonight, we have an exclusive with hacking collective LulzSec, who have been explaining their agenda to Susan Watts.
And off the back of that piece we will be talking to former US head of Homeland Se
Episode 121
27/06/2011
Tonight David Grossman will be asking where public opinion is on the planned strikes over pensions that are due to take place on Thursday, when teachers and civil servants are due to walk out causing
Episode 122
28/06/2011
A planned shake-up of higher education in England, being set out to MPs, aims to increase competition and give consumer powers to students. We'll speak to the Universities Minister David Willetts abou
Episode 123
29/06/2011
Greek MPs have voted in favour of unpopular austerity measures aimed at saving the country from defaulting on its debt.
So is that the end of the crisis? Our economics editor Paul Mason assesses the
Episode 124
30/06/2011
Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have gone on strike across the UK over planned pension changes.
Tonight David Grossman, who has been out on the streets of London with protesters, exami
Episode 125
01/07/2011
On the day that the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari meets Prime Minister David Cameron, Richard Watson considers how secure Pakistan's nuclear weapons are - and whether the US might take pre-empt
Episode 126
Scottish Independence
In a special edition of Newsnight tonight we're exploring different attitudes towards the notions of Britishness and national identity, and to Scottish independence.
We'll analyse the findings of a s
Episode 127
05/07/2011
Tonight on Newsnight, Richard Watson has new information on the latest hacking allegations being laid at the News of the World's door.
We will be discussing the story and its fallout with former tabl
Episode 128
06/07/2011
Are the News of the World phone hacking allegations the equivalent for journalists of the MPs expenses scandal and a watershed moment for the profession in this country?
Prime Minister David Cameron
Episode 129
07/07/2011
This Sunday's issue of the News of the World will be the last edition of the paper, News International has said.
Will the bombshell announced today by James Murdoch assuage public anger? Will it remo
Episode 130
08/07/2011
On Newsnight tonight we ask if this is a watershed moment for British journalism with guests including writer Will Self, Heat magazine's Boyd Hilton, MumsNet co-founder Justine Roberts, former BBC dir
Episode 131
11/07/2011
Another day of fast moving developments on the News of the World hacking story as Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says he is seeking fresh advice from regulators on News Corp's takeover bid for BSkyB.
Episode 132
12/07/2011
More on the hacking story tonight, as senior Metropolitan police officers tell MPs News International deliberately tried to thwart the original investigation into phone hacking.
Also Paul Mason repor
Episode 133
13/07/2011
Jeremy Paxman will be joined tonight by a live studio audience, all of whom describe themselves as 'undecided voters'.
He'll be asking them their views on the business of phone-hacking and how they t
Episode 134
14/07/2011
Tonight on Newsnight with Kirsty Wark we have an exclusive interview with His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud - the second biggest investor in News Corporation.
David Gr
Episode 135
18/07/2011
The fallout from the phone hacking scandal continues and tonight we'll have the very latest on the events of the day.
Met Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates has quit amid growing pressure - we'
Episode 136
19/07/2011
Rupert Murdoch has said he was "appalled and ashamed" to learn that the phone of Milly Dowler had been hacked by the News of the World while being questioned by MPs alongside his son James this aftern
Episode 137
20/07/2011
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that "with hindsight" he would not have hired ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson as his communications director.
Our Political editor Michael Crick has bee
Episode 138
21/07/2011
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have hammered out a common position on the euro debt crisis ahead of a crunch meeting of eurozone leaders today.
Details of the de
Episode 139
22/07/2011
Coming up at 2230 on BBC Two, new allegations about phone hacking at a weekend tabloid - which suggests illegal practices weren't just rife at the News of the World.
We'll have the latest from the No
Episode 140
25/07/2011
Norwegian police are investigating claims by Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted carrying out Friday's twin attacks in Norway, that he has "two more cells" working with him. Steve Rosenberg is in
Episode 141
26/07/2011
Growth in the UK economy slowed in the three months to 30 June, partly because of the extra bank holiday in April, and also due to some other one-off factors - including the Japanese tsunami.
Chancel
Episode 142
27/07/2011
Tonight, we take another look at the situation in Libya. While Libyan rebels remain locked in battle with pro-Gaddafi forces, the UK steps up the pressure on Col Gaddafi by insisting all Libyan diplom
Episode 143
28/07/2011
On tonight's programme, Paul Mason retraces the epic journey from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to the Californian promised land taken by migrant workers the Joad family, which John Steinbeck described in hi
Episode 144
29/07/2011
Two newspapers have been fined a total of £68,000 for breaking the law when reporting the investigation into landscape architect Jo Yeates' killing, and eight have paid out for libel.
Meanwhile, lawy
Episode 145
02/08/2011
Syrian forces are pushing towards the centre of the town of Hama as they continue an offensive in which scores of people have died. Tim Whewell will bring us the latest tonight.
Then we'll be asking
Episode 146
03/08/2011
Tonight, we will be leading on our exclusive report on fresh allegations of phone-hacking at Mirror Group Newspapers.
Heather Mills has told the programme that in 2001 a senior Mirror Newspaper Group
Episode 147
04/08/2011
Newsnight tonight investigates allegations that billions of dollars of long-term development aid money is being used as a tool of political repression in Ethiopia.
Andrew Verity will be asking if the
Episode 148
05/08/2011
Just five days ago, international investors were considering the possibility that the US government might default on its debt. That fear has now gone away, but it has been replaced by a fear that the
Episode 149
08/08/2011
Home Secretary Theresa May is meeting police chiefs about rioting in London with new violence erupting in Hackney.
Skirmishes broke out between police and groups of young people in the area around Ma
Episode 150
09/08/2011
Some 16,000 officers are policing London's streets after three days of violence, with rioters warned they will feel the "full force of the law".
Tonight Liz Mackean we'll be asking who the kids are t
Episode 151
10/08/2011
David Cameron said this morning that parts of Britain are not just broken but "sick". Tonight we will discuss whether he is right and if so what the medicine should be with Conservative co-chair Baron
Episode 152
11/08/2011
Tonight we will report on the emergency parliamentary session, which was called in response to the riots.
Will the debate and the measures outlined by the prime minister bring us any closer to proper
Episode 153
12/08/2011
David Grossman will be bringing us the news of the day and will be looking back at what's been a tumultuous week of rioting in English cities. Gavin Esler will be considering how damaged the fabric of
Episode 154
15/08/2011
Tackling the "broken society" is back on the agenda following last week's riots. David Grossman reports tonight as Cameron and Miliband draw battle lines, and we'll be joined by David Willetts and Hil
Episode 155
16/08/2011
MPs have today released a letter from a journalist jailed for phone hacking, former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman, alleging senior figures at the newspaper knew what was going on and st
Episode 156
17/08/2011
Tonight we lead on the surprise rise in UK unemployment, which rose in the three months to June, by 38,000 to 2.49 million, official figures show.
We will be asking what is going wrong, the threat th
Episode 157
18/08/2011
Stock markets have seen falls of about 5%, and some bank shares have plunged 10%, as the negative mood which has caused recent turmoil takes hold again.
Paul Mason will have the latest news and analy
Episode 158
19/08/2011
Tonight we will be looking at the attack on the British Council office in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in which armed insurgents seized control of the compound for a number of hours, killing at least 12
Episode 159
22/08/2011
Robin Denselow will have the latest on the battle for control of Tripoli, where troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi are battling rebels.
Gabriel Gatehouse will be analysing who the rebels' interim ad
Episode 160
23/08/2011
The battle for Tripoli seems to be in its final stages tonight, with rebels taking over Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's fortified compound in the city, one of the final areas under the Libyan leader's contr
Episode 161
24/08/2011
The situation in Libya remains chaotic with Tripoli seeing running battles between rebel fighters and Gaddafi loyalists, new Nato air strikes, and a defiant message from Colonel Gaddafi himself, whose
Episode 162
25/08/2011
"I was buzzing me, just smashing windows and police cars and stuff... a big massive buzz."
Tonight we have a film from Donal MacIntyre who has been meeting some of the young men who took part in the
Episode 163
26/08/2011
Tonight we will have the latest on Libya from our correspondent Tim Whewell, who is currently in Benghazi, which for now remains home to the National Transitional Council's headquarters.
And we will
Episode 164
30/08/2011
Seven people have been shot dead by security forces during anti-government protests in Syria at the start of the festival of Eid al-Fitr, activists say. Our diplomatic editor Mark Urban will have the
Episode 165
31/08/2011
Paul Mason will report on the shake-up of British banks, which government sources have indicated may not come into force for several years.
David Grossman explains why the fifty per cent rate of inco
Episode 166
01/09/2011
Senior diplomats are meeting in Paris for a major international conference on Libya's future. What should that future look like, and will the National Transitional Council and international community'
Episode 167
02/09/2011
Tonight we look into the rendition claims made by a Libyan rebel military commander, which if true would suggest a closer than expected relationship between the US and ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gad
Episode 168
05/09/2011
Tonight on Newsnight Richard Watson examines if Britain was turning a blind eye to maltreatment and colluding with the Gaddafi regime to arrange the rendition of Libyan terror suspects - the PM has sa
Episode 169
06/09/2011
Ken Clarke has blamed a "broken penal system" for the riots that erupted across England last month.
Writing in the Guardian, he said the "hardcore" of those involved were known criminals whose behavi
Episode 170
07/09/2011
Tonight we report on the growing global currency war, which escalated dramatically yesterday after Switzerland stepped in to weaken the franc in a bid to rid itself of "safe haven" status - how much o
Episode 171
08/09/2011
Is the tail wagging the dog? Tonight we assess the claim that the Liberal Democrats are exercising too much control over the government on a whole range of issues.
We talk to former US Secretary of S
Episode 172
09/09/2011
Tonight Kirsty Wark presents an hour-long special on the 10 years since the 9/11 terror attacks live from New York.
We will be hearing from key US members of the Bush administration - former defence
Episode 173
13/09/2011
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to calm nerves over a possible Greek default, warning of a domino effect if Greece fails and exits the single currency.
Tonight Paul Mason reports on whethe
Episode 174
14/09/2011
The leaders of Greece, France and Germany will have a phone conference this evening as they seek to find a way to contain the spiralling debt crisis in the eurozone.
Tonight Paul Mason will explain w
Episode 175
15/09/2011
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show that a quarter of those charged over last month's riots had committed more than 10 past offences, while three-quarters had a previous caution or conviction.
Ton
Episode 176
16/09/2011
Last night on Newsnight former chancellor Ken Clarke said that political leadership in Washington and Western Europe has suffered "paralysis" in the face of the financial crisis.
Tonight Mark Urban w
Episode 177
19/09/2011
Tonight's Newsnight comes live from Birmingham where the Liberal Democrats' 2011 conference is in full swing.
Iain Watson will be reporting from the marginal seat of Birmingham Yardley where he's ask
Episode 178
20/09/2011
Paul Mason is in Athens today. Tonight he will bring us the latest on the crisis in the eurozone and Greek attempts to avoid a debt default.
We will also be asking whether a default is inevitable and
Episode 179
21/09/2011
Tonight Iain Watson is doing our lead story on growth and will be asking if the government is wobbling on Plan A, and if the governor of the Bank of England and other central bankers might ride to the
Episode 180
22/09/2011
There's quite a lot of sport planned for this evening's Newsnight, including from the BBC's Sports Editor David Bond who'll be telling us five ways competitors could cheat at the 2012 Olympics.
Then
Episode 181
23/09/2011
Our Economics editor Paul Mason has just arrived back from Greece, and tonight he will have the latest on the economic crisis both there and further afield.
Plus we will be asking why, unlike in 2009
Episode 182
26/09/2011
Tonight Paul Mason will have the latest on the eurozone rescue plan, which is reported to be taking shape in Washington, analysis of what it means, the timetable and the likelihood that it will work.
Episode 183
27/09/2011
Kirsty will be joined by a live studio audience at the Labour Conference in Liverpool tonight, where their leader Ed Miliband delivered a speech earlier in which he slammed big bankers, consensus poli
Episode 184
28/09/2011
On tonight's Newsnight Paul Mason will be asking whether Europe and the world banking system is on the edge of catastrophe. He'll look at fears that the so-called rescue plan for the eurozone is alrea
Episode 185
29/09/2011
A large majority in Germany's parliament has approved new powers for the EU's main bailout fund, despite opposition from some members of the ruling coalition.
Peter Marshall is in Berlin getting unde
Episode 186
30/09/2011
In our final edition of the week, Andrew Verity will be asking what if anything is wrong with the predatory capitalism that Ed Miliband called for a clampdown on at the Labour Party's conference earli
Episode 187
03/10/2011
Tonight's programme will come from the Tory party conference in Manchester, where Jeremy Paxman will be joined by an audience of conference attendees.
Jeremy will be speaking to MPs Philip Hammond, D
Episode 188
04/10/2011
Jeremy is in Manchester tonight with all the action and analysis from the third day of the Conservative Party conference. There has been a bit of a catflap over human rights, is it the Tories' claws f
Episode 189
05/10/2011
David Cameron re-wrote his conference speech at the last minute to omit a call on households to pay off their credit cards. Tonight Newsnight picks through the detail of what stayed in and asks whethe
Episode 190
06/10/2011
The Bank of England has said it will inject a further £75bn into the economy through quantitative easing (QE), the first time it has added to its QE programme since 2009.
Tonight Paul Mason will take
Episode 191
07/10/2011
Moody's has downgraded the credit rating of 12 UK financial firms including Lloyds TSB, RBS, Nationwide and Santander UK amid concerns that the government is now less likely to support some firms if t
Episode 192
10/10/2011
Defence Secretary Liam Fox has told MPs that he met his friend Adam Werritty 22 times at the Ministry of Defence and 18 times on foreign trips. Mr Fox also said that Mr Werritty, who has no government
Episode 193
11/10/2011
David Cameron says he wants his to be "the greenest government ever", but last week Chancellor George Osborne sparked anger among environmentalists when he told the Conservative Party conference the U
Episode 194
12/10/2011
UK unemployment has risen to a 17-year high of 2.57 million, according to official figures. Tonight Joe Lynam will give us his take on those figures, the Eurozone crisis and Barroso's plan.
Jeremy wi
Episode 195
13/10/2011
The independent watchdog for health and social care says a fifth of NHS hospitals are breaking the law, when it comes to properly feeding and treating elderly patients.
The Care Quality Commission vi
Episode 196
14/10/2011
The news that Liam Fox has resigned as defence secretary has changed our plans for the programme. We will no longer be running a piece on how proposed changes to planning regulations might affect urba