budget..

i wasn't alone at 5am on downing street last week when i arrived to photograph alistair darling in all his glumness walk out of number eleven with a rather battered briefcase to deliver the budget to the rest of the cabinet and a rather unhappy country.  being freelance i wanted to try and attain a different view on this yearly event which produces a lot of headshots of the chancellor and close up pictures of said briefcase...

i cant say it went exactly to plan but then what job in press photography does..? also saw this from the day which was nice by guardian regular david levene..