Charles Read
English economic historian
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| 2023 | Published "Calming the storms: the Carry Trade, the Banking School and British Financial Crises since 1825", analyzing British financial crises and arguing that the Bank of England's monetary policy changes have significant implications for economic stability. |
| 2023 | Appointed as Junior Proctor of the University of Cambridge for the 2023/24 academic year. |
| February 2023 | Gained national media attention through a Twitter thread discussing economic policy warnings related to the UK government's mini-budget, which was referenced in The Guardian. |
| 2022 | Published "The Great Famine in Ireland and Britain's Financial Crisis", challenging existing narratives about the Irish famine's causes by arguing that British government's austerity measures following the February 1847 budget were primary contributors to the death toll. |
| September 22 2022 | Read's letter comparing historical and current economic situations is independently published prior to the government's budget announcement. |
| September 8 2022 | Charles Read sends an unsolicited letter to Kwasi Kwarteng drawing parallels between historical economic challenges in 1847 and current UK economic conditions. |
| August 2018 | Awarded prestigious MIT prize for the best dissertation in nineteenth-century economic history for the years 2015-2017. |
| 2015 | Completed doctoral dissertation on 'British Economic Policy and Ireland, c. 1841-53' focusing on the Irish Famine. |
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