Steven MacKenzie
Steven MacKenzie
Steven has worked for The Big Issue for close to a decade, becoming Features Editor in 2016 and Deputy Editor in 2020. His articles focus on social issues and culture interviews. For the magazine he has spoken to a wide variety of celebrated figures ranging from Oscar-winning actors and directors, Olympic gold medallists, government ministers, multiple Nobel laureates (including the Dalai Lama) and several famous Davids, including Attenborough, Lynch and Hasselhoff. Steven has also reported on international news stories across five continents; from deep inside the Arctic Circle to the Korean demilitarised zone.
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Gladiators

‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas

‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
Alcoholism

‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it

Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream
Film

Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘The most important day in history is tomorrow’
Books

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘The most important day in history is tomorrow’

‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
TV

‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

Ben Whishaw on the ‘quiet political message’ running through Paddington: ‘I love it’
Film

Ben Whishaw on the ‘quiet political message’ running through Paddington: ‘I love it’

Emily Mortimer: ‘Britain can be a tolerant place – but obviously there’s times when it isn’t’
Film

Emily Mortimer: ‘Britain can be a tolerant place – but obviously there’s times when it isn’t’

Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?
Film

Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony
Steven Mackenzie

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony

Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘There’s a dictatorship brewing with Trump’
TV

Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘There’s a dictatorship brewing with Trump’

This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’
TV

This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’

Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
Podcasts

Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers