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.
Helping children understand the refugee crisis
Social Justice

Helping children understand the refugee crisis

Mindhorn – why do Brits love a loser?
TV

Mindhorn – why do Brits love a loser?

Did you hear the one about the refugees?
Social Justice

Did you hear the one about the refugees?

Carl Weathers: Fight for your rights
Film

Carl Weathers: Fight for your rights

Kae Tempest: ‘We need to reinvigorate our senses’
Music

Kae Tempest: ‘We need to reinvigorate our senses’

Megan Mullally: Why the world needs Will & Grace
TV

Megan Mullally: Why the world needs Will & Grace

Michael Smiley on Free Fire’s success: “The film is the star of the film”
Culture

Michael Smiley on Free Fire’s success: “The film is the star of the film”

Nine-year-old boy sets example for how to behave in post-Brexit Britain
News

Nine-year-old boy sets example for how to behave in post-Brexit Britain

Philip Glenister: “Enjoying scares is inherent in our psyche”
TV

Philip Glenister: “Enjoying scares is inherent in our psyche”

“Selling The Big Issue taught me how to front a rock band”
Music

“Selling The Big Issue taught me how to front a rock band”

Ben Wheatley: “Martin Scorsese holds the big bat…”
Film

Ben Wheatley: “Martin Scorsese holds the big bat…”

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Housing

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