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.
‘There’s just a great sparkle there’: A chat with Bakewell and Mangan
TV

‘There’s just a great sparkle there’: A chat with Bakewell and Mangan

Matthew Lewis: ‘For 10 years I’ve been saying, one day you’ll grow up’
Film

Matthew Lewis: ‘For 10 years I’ve been saying, one day you’ll grow up’

James Cromwell: ‘There’s no hope in the system, no hope for Mr Biden’
Activism

James Cromwell: ‘There’s no hope in the system, no hope for Mr Biden’

Wikipedia at 20: What next for the world’s biggest collection of information?
News

Wikipedia at 20: What next for the world’s biggest collection of information?

Andrea Bocelli: ‘The darkest periods amplify the glimmers of light’
Music

Andrea Bocelli: ‘The darkest periods amplify the glimmers of light’

Astronaut Jessica Meir: ‘We knew we were returning to a different planet’
News

Astronaut Jessica Meir: ‘We knew we were returning to a different planet’

Ernö Rubik: ‘The Cube gives us hope’
Books

Ernö Rubik: ‘The Cube gives us hope’

How LadBaby’s songs about sausage rolls have shined a light on food poverty
Activism

How LadBaby’s songs about sausage rolls have shined a light on food poverty

Michael Rosen: ‘We never know when, why or how we might become a refugee’
Books

Michael Rosen: ‘We never know when, why or how we might become a refugee’

Behind the scenes of A Christmas Gift From Bob
Film

Behind the scenes of A Christmas Gift From Bob

Jon Bon Jovi is fighting poverty with the JBJ Soul Kitchen
Activism

Jon Bon Jovi is fighting poverty with the JBJ Soul Kitchen

Brief Encounter at 75: How would the iconic film look in the Covid age?
Film

Brief Encounter at 75: How would the iconic film look in the Covid age?