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.
Tim Minchin: “Comedians don’t want to be trying to topple a despot”
Film

Tim Minchin: “Comedians don’t want to be trying to topple a despot”

‘Outlaw King’ is a chaotic, horrific spectacle seeping with Scottish beauty
Film

‘Outlaw King’ is a chaotic, horrific spectacle seeping with Scottish beauty

Sarah Brightman: Everything feels muddled – singing brings people together
Music

Sarah Brightman: Everything feels muddled – singing brings people together

We speak to the PhD student behind this artificial intelligence masterpiece
Art

We speak to the PhD student behind this artificial intelligence masterpiece

‘It’s a complex story”: Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce on set of ‘The Wife’
Music

‘It’s a complex story”: Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce on set of ‘The Wife’

The Body Coach Joe Wicks explains how to live healthily on a limited budget
Health

The Body Coach Joe Wicks explains how to live healthily on a limited budget

From terror to telly, Simon Reeve reflects on his travels in a new UK tour
Culture

From terror to telly, Simon Reeve reflects on his travels in a new UK tour

Could Brexit ultimately help spread peace, love and understanding?
Politics

Could Brexit ultimately help spread peace, love and understanding?

The Spice Girls, me & my journey out of homelessness
Music

The Spice Girls, me & my journey out of homelessness

Brian Henson: “I depicted a puppet ejaculating Silly String”
Film

Brian Henson: “I depicted a puppet ejaculating Silly String”

Ron Stallworth was the first black member of the Ku Klux Klan
Film

Ron Stallworth was the first black member of the Ku Klux Klan

Meet Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s rock
Culture

Meet Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s rock