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.
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

Stan Lee interview: “The world always needs heroes”
Film

Stan Lee interview: “The world always needs heroes”

John Torode: “Finally the British are not ashamed of their food”
TV

John Torode: “Finally the British are not ashamed of their food”

David McCallum: “Donald Trump is telling it how it is”
TV

David McCallum: “Donald Trump is telling it how it is”

Richard Dreyfuss: “Donald Trump? He’s just a comedy television series”
Film

Richard Dreyfuss: “Donald Trump? He’s just a comedy television series”

War and Peace writer Andrew Davies: Bringing Tolstoy back to life
Books

War and Peace writer Andrew Davies: Bringing Tolstoy back to life