In this mid-week episode of Since Attlee & Churchill, Richard and Lee discuss 'Matters of Interest' from across the Atlantic and the other side of the world. First, Richard turns his attention to the American midterm elections and the implications of the Democrats' remarkable victory. Does this really represent the end for MAGA politics? Or is it premature to write off a political movement that has transformed the Republican Party and still seems to hold the affection of many Republican primary voters? Then Lee looks ahead to the general election in New Zealand, where a debate about tactical voting has thrown the country's electoral system into the spotlight. With voters being encouraged to split their votes, has New Zealand's Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system lost credibility? And what impact will this have on Saturday's election?

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Since Attlee & Churchill is a podcast about post-war British politics - since Attlee & Churchill - and is hosted by Lee David Evans, an historian of the Conservative Party, and Richard Johnson, an historian of the Labour Party.

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