Newsnight - 17/02/2009

In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Kirsty Wark. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling speaks about bankers' pay, after announcing that bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland are to be slashed dramatically. In a speech in New York, Peter Mandelson encouraged the UK and US governments to hold their nerves and avoid creating a frenzy. Does the government have a grip on the economic crisis amid reports of splits in the Cabinet? Will President Barack Obama's huge economic stimulus package work? Plus, BBC business editor Robert Peston travels to the north-east to meet the critics who blame him for breaking Northern Rock.