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.
Hugh Jackman: The man. The music. The show – review
Music

Hugh Jackman: The man. The music. The show – review

How a Facebook group is using the Wetherspoons app to feed homeless people
Activism

How a Facebook group is using the Wetherspoons app to feed homeless people

Social Bite announces ‘Live Aid for homelessness’ international Sleep Out
Housing

Social Bite announces ‘Live Aid for homelessness’ international Sleep Out

Vendor City Guide: Cardiff, Wales
News

Vendor City Guide: Cardiff, Wales

How Passenger’s new album is raising money to tackle homelessness
Music

How Passenger’s new album is raising money to tackle homelessness

Marina Sirtis: Picard Star Trek spin-off needs to ‘tackle issues’ of our time
TV

Marina Sirtis: Picard Star Trek spin-off needs to ‘tackle issues’ of our time

Take a stand on Earth Day with The Big Issue’s Youth Climate Action takeover
Environment

Take a stand on Earth Day with The Big Issue’s Youth Climate Action takeover

Neil Jordan: ‘Things can go insane without you knowing how, look at Brexit’
Film

Neil Jordan: ‘Things can go insane without you knowing how, look at Brexit’

A frozen Noah’s ark is one scientist’s plan to save Earth’s animals
Environment

A frozen Noah’s ark is one scientist’s plan to save Earth’s animals

Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman: The songs that made me
Music

Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman: The songs that made me

Fact/Fiction: Is the EU committing daylight robbery by scrapping BST?
News

Fact/Fiction: Is the EU committing daylight robbery by scrapping BST?

Oliver Jeffers: ‘Patriotism is suspect, but I can get behind cultures’
Art

Oliver Jeffers: ‘Patriotism is suspect, but I can get behind cultures’