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.
Dolph Lundgren: “Computer games and movies may contribute towards violence”
Film

Dolph Lundgren: “Computer games and movies may contribute towards violence”

Neil Dudgeon: Lead piping, Latin and death by cheese
TV

Neil Dudgeon: Lead piping, Latin and death by cheese

Rebecca Ferguson: “We’re all battling things in modern life”
News

Rebecca Ferguson: “We’re all battling things in modern life”

Todd Haynes: ‘Cinema still has a problem with women’
Film

Todd Haynes: ‘Cinema still has a problem with women’

Sarah Wayne Callies: “Refugees’ lives are full of suffering, loss and pain”
Social Justice

Sarah Wayne Callies: “Refugees’ lives are full of suffering, loss and pain”

Ben Wheatley: “London will become a dead museum”
Film

Ben Wheatley: “London will become a dead museum”

Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet: “People need positive stories”
Film

Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet: “People need positive stories”

How Jeffrey Katzenberg sold pandas to China
Film

How Jeffrey Katzenberg sold pandas to China

Bill Forsyth: “Scotland is a little nation with an identity problem”
Film

Bill Forsyth: “Scotland is a little nation with an identity problem”

Sir Ian McKellen: “Human beings need stories to illuminate their own lives”
Film

Sir Ian McKellen: “Human beings need stories to illuminate their own lives”

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘The Oscars do not represent gay people’
Film

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘The Oscars do not represent gay people’

Donald Trump and the hate groups he emboldens
Politics

Donald Trump and the hate groups he emboldens