That's interesting - I've had a quick look & the publication looks bonkers to me but not as much as that odd classical poet's site - & also The New Statesman is highly political, and from a personal perspective, so are some of the things I've submitted to, and been published in past-and-present (not because of politics, more because of pushing-the-boundaries content).
If you start a thread it'll be interesting.
I wonder if it is just about ethics or is it also about critical consumption of knowledge?
The Arts (not just poetry, but music, image) has huge power, I think - Illustrators, too - who are commissioned/pay-to-order, but also bring their own thoughts and perspectives to each piece, regardless of the publication space. And sometimes those visual thoughts/ ideas can be highly nuanced, work to bring a more subtle approach to any polemics within an article they're illustrating.
Sarah-Jane
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