Porn could be a force for good – personally, I find that it has liberated me.
Marina Kim is Kazakhstan-born journalist now living and working in London. Her website is www.marinakim.co.uk and she is on Twitter as @MarinaKim_ The number of children growing up in poverty is 1.5 million higher now than in 1973, shows research by the National Children’s Bureau. 3.5 million children are said to live below the poverty line. The research […]
Marina Kim is a journalist working in London. Her website is www.marinakim.co.uk. Follow Marina on Twitter. To litter or not to litter – that isn't a question “Do not litter!” – should be the new eleventh commandment of drivers and their filthy passengers. The Lord is keeping an eye on you. Sinners will be reprimanded in a lengthy […]
Marina Kim is a journalist working in London. Her website is www.marinakim.co.uk and she is on Twitter as @MarinaKim_ A lot of what we study at school bears little relevance to real life. Heads are overloaded and overheated with facts, numbers, words… The surreal vision of Michael Gove with a whip, calm but firm, is […]
The Mercer scandal has underlined the importance of introducing a statutory register of lobbyists with access to Parliament. It is sad that only scandals triggered by journalists, the policemen of politics, bring forward common sense reforms that are long overdue. But, as always, the devil will be in the detail. There will be no use […]
Marina Kim is a journalist working in London. Her website is www.marinakim.co.uk. Follow Marina on Twitter. The market is very fair. If you are a bad accountant – you get fired. If you are a bad manager – you get fired. If you are a bad photographer – nobody buys your pictures, and you will be forced to […]
Marina Kim is a Kazakhstan-born journalist now living and working in London. Her website is www.marinakim.co.uk. Follow Marina on Twitter. “People who read books will always be in charge of people who only watch TV,” I’ve always found this phrase very reassuring. Clever people will be in charge, and the order will prevail. Even if these “clever people” […]
Marina Kim is a Kazakhstan-born journalist now living and working in London. Her website is www.marinakim.co.uk. Follow Marina on Twitter. John Kennedy: “If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live…When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.” There are two types of politicians: […]
Marina Kim is Kazakhstan-born journalist now living and working in London. Her website is www.marinakim.co.uk and she is on Twitter as @MarinaKim_ Hello, I am Russian. Now, tell me honestly what is going through your mind when you hear that (apart from “why is she writing for ConHome”)? Would you introduce me to your mother? […]
Community Day is a new initiative which aims to recognise those who go above and beyond for their communities, and help more people do so.