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.
‘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

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV
TV

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV

This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world
Conspiracy theories

This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world

Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’
Exclusive

Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’

Let Sir Ian McKellen be our inspiration
Steven MacKenzie

Let Sir Ian McKellen be our inspiration

When it comes to public transport, we’re still travelling in the wrong direction
Steven MacKenzie

When it comes to public transport, we’re still travelling in the wrong direction

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Music

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination
Theatre

Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together
TV

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together