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.
Still Game interview: “Pensioners can be as subversive as anybody”
TV

Still Game interview: “Pensioners can be as subversive as anybody”

Has Ken Loach just changed the government’s mind with I, Daniel Blake?
Film

Has Ken Loach just changed the government’s mind with I, Daniel Blake?

Craig Roberts: “Innocence has been stripped from cinema”
Film

Craig Roberts: “Innocence has been stripped from cinema”

Justin Fletcher Interview – How Mr Tumble is shaping Britain’s future…
TV

Justin Fletcher Interview – How Mr Tumble is shaping Britain’s future…

Limmy: “I find tragic things funny”
Culture

Limmy: “I find tragic things funny”

Watch the Birdy
Music

Watch the Birdy

Daniel Radcliffe: “Maybe being dead isn’t so bad after all”
Film

Daniel Radcliffe: “Maybe being dead isn’t so bad after all”

Rebecca Miller: “Embrace the mystery of the universe to stay sane”
Film

Rebecca Miller: “Embrace the mystery of the universe to stay sane”

Richard Wilson: “The Brexit win was terrible”
TV

Richard Wilson: “The Brexit win was terrible”

Kacey Clarke: “Women are shamed if they act on their desires”
Culture

Kacey Clarke: “Women are shamed if they act on their desires”

Tiny houses: A small solution to a big housing crisis
Housing

Tiny houses: A small solution to a big housing crisis

Kate McKinnon: “Holtzmann is the Ghostbusters’ Ringo Starr”
Film

Kate McKinnon: “Holtzmann is the Ghostbusters’ Ringo Starr”