he would bend over backwards for IwantaDinnerJacket, but apparently the PM of our closest ally isn't worth a press conference afterwards.
several possible explanations, just off the top of my head:
He is avoiding the media, lest they ask him a question about the depression that he can't or won't answer
He can't stand to share the moment -- remember, he specifically left washington to sign the stimulus bill and avoided the sort of photo op that normally accompanies the signing of a major piece of legislation. that was just
odd.
He doesn't want to suffer by comparison. brown is, by all reports, a smart guy.
Brown is dirty war monger. (was brown in favor of going into iraq?)