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.
Disabled nurse ‘feels guilty being alive’ as her family struggles with devastating cost of living
Cost of living crisis

Disabled nurse ‘feels guilty being alive’ as her family struggles with devastating cost of living

Long-time Big Issue Supporter is Taking Action Against Food Poverty
Behind the scenes

Long-time Big Issue Supporter is Taking Action Against Food Poverty

Launching the Sell a Sub challenge!
News

Launching the Sell a Sub challenge!

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
TV

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’
Big Questions

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America
Theatre

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America

Singer AURORA: ‘Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be’
Big Questions

Singer AURORA: ‘Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be’

Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, neuropsychiatrist says: ‘Life is not easy’
Mental health

Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, neuropsychiatrist says: ‘Life is not easy’

How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster
Steven Mackenzie

How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster

Jeff Goldblum: ‘The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it’
Letter To My Younger Self

Jeff Goldblum: ‘The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it’

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: ‘Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace’
Peace

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: ‘Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace’

TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’
Big Questions

TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’
TV

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’

‘We’re committed to being a force for good’: Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better
B Corp Month

‘We’re committed to being a force for good’: Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better

On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
Film

On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’