| TUESDAY 16 DECEMBER 22:30 GMT - BBC TWO FROM GAVIN ESLER Hello, Quote for the Day "The dumbing down of Christmas is a kind of lowest common denominator, an embarrassment of why Britain has come to where it is" - Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester. Bombers Newsnight has exclusive information about the background of the bomber found guilty today of trying to murder hundreds of people in London and Glasgow. Their past offers some interesting insights into how some students are radicalised in the UK. Economy At the time of writing we are waiting to hear whether the US Federal reserve will cut interest rates further. Here, Mervyn King has suggested that inflation in Britain will drop sharply next year. We'll be assessing how 2009 is looking for the economy, and whether the steps taken by the Bank and the government in 2008 are really working. We'll be joined by the Chief Executive of Next, Simon Wolfson, by the former Global Head of Communications for Lehman Brothers and by DeAnne Julius, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. Rhys Jones The guilty verdicts in the Rhys Jones murder trial close the case but not the political debate about the state of Britain. We'll be asking how the shooting of an 11-year-old boy changed politics and helped to define the Conservative's "Broken Britain" campaign. Congo We have an exclusive report from a rebel held region of Congo where David Loyn has discovered disturbing evidence that rival armies have been snatching children to fight for them. Gavin Missed Newsnight? Click here to watch online Newsnight Blog Add your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
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