The Business - 12/07/2009

Graham Stewart brings you the stories and issues making the news in business. Laura Maciver reports on the government's proposed shake-up of the financial system and we hear what the Chancellor Alastair Darling has been saying to BBC Scotland about his plans to tighten-up control of the banks. With Scottish Gas owner Centrica tabling a £1.3bn bid to buy the North Sea gas company, Venture Production, Hayley Millar asks Venture's chief executive Mike Wagstaff whether he can hold on to his independence. As we enter the final day of the Scottish Open, Phil Goodlad has been touring the trade stands at Loch Lomond to ask businesses from home and abroad why they're drawn to major golfing events. And the Sunday Herald's James Cusick, who also writes for one of America's leading golf magazines, gives his view on whether Scotland can build on its brand as 'the home of golf' in the face of tough international competition.