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.
Eddie Redmayne: “Love is the thing that an equation can’t be made of”
Film

Eddie Redmayne: “Love is the thing that an equation can’t be made of”

Alicia Vikander: “We’ve been fighting to tell this story…”
Film

Alicia Vikander: “We’ve been fighting to tell this story…”

Agyness Deyn: “Fight for what you want and what’s right”
Culture

Agyness Deyn: “Fight for what you want and what’s right”

Penguins of Madagascar: How nature’s comic relief is saving the world
Environment

Penguins of Madagascar: How nature’s comic relief is saving the world

Seneca Falls: The town where It’s A Wonderful Life every day
Film

Seneca Falls: The town where It’s A Wonderful Life every day

Sally Hawkins: “I hang out with the best”
Film

Sally Hawkins: “I hang out with the best”

John Waters: “There is no such thing as a counterculture”
Culture

John Waters: “There is no such thing as a counterculture”

Cary Elwes: “This is a sequel to The Princess Bride”
Film

Cary Elwes: “This is a sequel to The Princess Bride”

Billy Idol: “Punk didn’t make a dent in politics”
Music

Billy Idol: “Punk didn’t make a dent in politics”

Tim Minchin: “I’m aware I’m putting ideas into the world”
Music

Tim Minchin: “I’m aware I’m putting ideas into the world”

Jack O’Connell: “I’d never describe myself as British”
Film

Jack O’Connell: “I’d never describe myself as British”

Jamie Blackley interview: “Kissing Chloë Moretz? She was very laid-back…”
Film

Jamie Blackley interview: “Kissing Chloë Moretz? She was very laid-back…”