Thank you. And thats bbc news at ten. Theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight, with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. The news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the almost a year since the start of the Women Life Freedom Protests in iran, we have a Special Report with defiant voices inside the country as the Morality Police double down on the repression of women. So how should the uk calibrate relations with iran . Well be joined by a Iranian American Human Rights researcher whose father was a political prisoner who died under house arrest and the former uk ambassador to iran. Also tonight, to raise or not to raise should the Bank Of England hike the Interest Rate tomorrow, or can the economy do its own work now . Two senior economists argue it out. The upcoming ruthergen and Hamilton West by election expected to be a major Snp Labour Battle could be a bellwether for the general
despite a renewed crackdown invloving mass surveillance, risking violence and incarceration. the bbc cannot operate in iran many of our colleagues instead broadcast impartial news into the country from this very studio, which we share with bbc persian. the internet, too, is restricted, and for many it s a crime to talk to western media, but newsnight s emir nader and producer ali hamedani talked to people inside the country to give us this virtual tour of iran after the women life freedom protests. is this iran as you imagined it the theocracy where women can t sing, dance or even show more than theirface and hands in public? videos that have been shared widely online, and yet these women could be arrested for what you re seeing. no one on the street bats an eyelid. a cultural shift has taken place. cheering
thank you. and that s bbc news at ten. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight, with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the almost a year since the start of the women life freedom protests in iran, we have a special report with defiant voices inside the country as the morality police double down on the repression of women.