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Author Archives: Jacob Reid

Jacob writes a column about Formula One for The Blue. He is from Cumbria and studies PPE at Lady Margaret Hall. He enjoys jokes and watching cars drive around in circles but dislikes writing about himself in the third person.

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Driving Around In Circles: The Here And Now

by Jacob Reid July 13, 2022July 13, 2022
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Driving Around In Circles: Strategy

by Jacob Reid June 12, 2022June 12, 2022
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Driving Around In Circles: The Environment Question

by Jacob Reid June 3, 2022June 3, 2022
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Driving Around in Circles: What Happened to Seb?

by Jacob Reid May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
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Driving Around In Circles: When Someone Asks If Lewis Hamilton Is The GOAT…

by Jacob Reid May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
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Driving Around in Circles: McLaren’s Long Road Home

by Jacob Reid May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
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Driving Around In Circles: Brawn’s Final Hurrah

by Jacob Reid April 27, 2022April 27, 2022
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Meet The Columnists TT22!

by Sophie Benbelaid, Gloria Morey, Elyse Airey, Bea Munro, Iris Campbell-Lange, Jacob Reid, MK Hubbard, Hannah Davis, Cat Tickell, Claire Torina Coulthard, Yii-Jen Deng and Aili Channer April 22, 2022April 28, 2022
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Horner’s Haggard Voice and the Formula One Finale

by Jacob Reid December 16, 2021December 19, 2021
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Maxed Out: Why Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One Dynasty Is Over

by Jacob Reid September 21, 2021September 28, 2021

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Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, began late February of this year. Fasting during this month (sawm) is a core religious duty alongside…

To be Cringe is to be Free: In Defence of the Cast Party 

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Two students at a cast party, one of them wearing a rubber duck head.

Everyone involved in theatre vows that they are not that kind of theatre kid. Statistically speaking, someone’s got to be lying – but, after being…

InterMEDIAte: No mo’ FOMO

Jacob Reid Mar 1, 2026 7 min read
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“I plead to myself, and I will continue to do so, to enjoy what I’ve done, think about some of the things I will do…

Sixty Years of Cosprop: Clothes That Make the Character

Jacob Reid Mar 1, 2026 6 min read
Some Regency-era costumes at Cosprop.

If there’s one thing you need to know about my mum, it’s that she loves a good exhibition. And if there’s one thing you need…

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