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.
Sir Ken Dodd: “I say thank you for happiness”
Culture

Sir Ken Dodd: “I say thank you for happiness”

What happens to the homeless refugees when the journalists go home?
Social Justice

What happens to the homeless refugees when the journalists go home?

The Homeless Tracker: Art, outrage and empathy
Art

The Homeless Tracker: Art, outrage and empathy

Stephen Frears: “Brexit lunatics seem determined to put the clocks back”
Film

Stephen Frears: “Brexit lunatics seem determined to put the clocks back”

Glasgow Film Festival proves to be top dog as it announces line-up
Film

Glasgow Film Festival proves to be top dog as it announces line-up

Glen Hansard: “We’ve fallen below a threshold of decency”
Music

Glen Hansard: “We’ve fallen below a threshold of decency”

“We will always remember”: Vendors reflect on Big Issue tragedy five years on
News

“We will always remember”: Vendors reflect on Big Issue tragedy five years on

A vendor tragedy: five years on we remember Ian and Wayne
News

A vendor tragedy: five years on we remember Ian and Wayne

Martin McDonagh: “Most men in the film business are illiterate pricks”
Film

Martin McDonagh: “Most men in the film business are illiterate pricks”

A very Dickensian tale: Homeless actors star in The Chimes
Culture

A very Dickensian tale: Homeless actors star in The Chimes

How do Jedi celebrate Christmas?
Film

How do Jedi celebrate Christmas?

Hammond and May: “We’re far from ambassadors for Britain”
TV

Hammond and May: “We’re far from ambassadors for Britain”