| MONDAY 27TH OCTOBER 22.30 BST - BBC TWO FROM GAVIN ESLER Hello, Tonight from the Newsnight House of (Economic) Horrors: The Prime Minister and Chancellor are steadily ripping up all those rules about borrowing and spending which they assured us back in 1997 would never be broken. Gordon Brown has warned us that borrowing will have to go up, and the Treasury are busy writing new fiscal rules to guide us through the downturn. The independence and remit of the Bank of England is also under intense pressure as politicians and business call for a rate cut. So what is the Government's plan now for the economy and can we trust them to get it right this time? America It ain't over till it's over - though the polls still look good for Obama. But might he still fall at the last hurdle? John McCain clearly thinks so, campaigning hard in the keystone state of Pennsylvania - without which he cannot win the presidency. Can McCain - as he has done before - still win in the end? Or are those Republicans who want to forget about the presidency and spend more funds on the Senate and Congressional races on the right track? We'll speak to a senior Republican critic and a McCain supporter. Typhoid Earlier this year Newsnight reported on women typhoid carriers locked away in mental institutions as a public health measure. Tonight we've an exclusive update. And finally Continuing our series of Jokes fit for the Recession: I talked to my bank manager the other day and he said he was going to concentrate on the big issues from now on. He sold me one outside Boots yesterday. Truly awful. We need better material. But we'll be sharing the proceeds of (negative) growth tonight on Newsnight at 10.30pm. Gavin Missed Newsnight Review? Click here to watch the latest programme online Newsnight Blog Add your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
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