Matthew Richardson's Beijing Lectures

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Matthew Richardson, then a British Oxford engineering undergraduate and now a masters engineering graduate and barrister, was drawn to media attention when he took up the offer of an expenses paid trip to Beijing to give a set of financial lectures. He claims to have known "next to nothing" about the subject and used an A-level text book as his notes. It is thought he was mistaken for Professor Matthew Richardson, of New York University, an expert in the field. Matthew had previously been Librarian of the Oxford Union but was disqualified from the Presidential race for taking part in a conspiracy to have the winner disqualifed on frivolous grounds.

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• 'I blagged my way through, reading a torn-up textbook and ad libbing', An online version of the Daily Telegraph's article concerning the event.
• Student imposter bluffs way to China, The BBC News Online's article documenting the event.
• wwww.MatthewRichardson.com Matthew Richardson's own website. The site's journal does not extend back as far as the event itself but contains photos.