The Business - 08/03/2009

Graham Stewart brings you the stories and issues making the news in business. Business editor Douglas Fraser tells us what the government's new controlling share in Lloyds Banking Group means for business lending. We hear how lending restrictions are impacting upon small companies with Colin Borland of the Federation of Small Businesses, and Gary McNelis, who sold his house to raise funds for his new soft drink start-up, Liquidcool, after being unable to secure bank funding. Flybe chairman Jim French tells us why his budget airline is still on course to make money this year, despite soaring oil prices and a deepening recession. And Jamie McIvor reports from Dublin to assess whether the Celtic Tiger's lost its roar.