[EM] Seeking a snippet of trivia

[Bart Ingles]

Don't know about the quote, but could this be the book?

	David Frost's Book of the World's Worst Decisions 
	by Michael Deakin, David Frost 
	ASIN: 0517553317 

Bart


Tom Round wrote:
> 
> I seem to recall, years ago, reading an anecdote about a doctor in Britain
> who committed suicide after the Labour Party won a House of Commons
> election in the 1960s or 1970s. He left a suicide note claiming that he
> couldn't bear to live under a Labour govt.
> 
> I quoted this from memory in my honours thesis, but would like to source it
> more accurately. I think it was one of those books with a title _something_
> like "What A Way To Go! The World's Most Unusual Last Words" and edited by
> someone like David Frost. As I understand it, the anecdote was stated as
> fact (ie, a name, date and place) rather than an urban legend ... I find it
> a vivid way to illustrate an argument for Bentham's principle of utility,
> ie that preferences should not all be counted as equal because some people
> have a much more intense stake in the outcome than do others ...
> 
> Thanks for any help ... Tom.