| TUESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 22.30 BST - BBC TWO FROM EMILY MAITLIS Hello, Get a grip, Darling. Bank shares have been in freefall - RBS down 40% at one stage - and tonight, in the midst of plunging market frenzy, the wrath of bankers has turned on the government. Senior bosses have criticized the Chancellor for refusing to act decisively and some have hit out at what they believe to be government leaks of a 50 billion pound rescue plan under discussion last night. Yesterday we were told that all options are on the table - is this responsible caution? Or dithering? Are events simply moving too quickly for any authority to keep up? Our economics editor, Paul Mason, has been gauging reaction in the city and we'll be discussing the next moves here in the studio with Kenneth Clarke, Vince Cable and Geoffrey Robinson. US Election A critical moment in the US presidential campaign as Obama and McCain come face to face in a televised debate. But behind the candidates and the cameras what's really going on on the ground? How is this war being fought by their footsoldiers? Peter Marshall has been in Ohio - a key swing state - and we'll be live in Washington tonight. Also, from investigative reporter Greg Palast, a film about how both Democrats and Republicans are accusing each other of election fraud. Confidence Do we have the faith to get us through this financial crisis or will we be masters of our own demise through lack of confidence? Tonight, we ask how you get confidence back when things have gone this badly wrong. We gauge the opinion of those who deal with the markets every day as well as philosophers, authors and even men of the cloth. When a single word can make markets tumble what collective powers do we have through our actions to pick them up again? Do join us for all this and more at 10.30pm on BBC2 Emily Missed Newsnight? Click here to watch online Newsnight Blog Add your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
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