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.
Lewis Capaldi: ‘It’s nice to celebrate being in love’
Music

Lewis Capaldi: ‘It’s nice to celebrate being in love’

‘Disney didn’t think it was funny enough’: Brian Henson on making The Muppet Christmas Carol
Christmas

‘Disney didn’t think it was funny enough’: Brian Henson on making The Muppet Christmas Carol

Lewis Capaldi is hoping his new single Pointless will be played at weddings
Music

Lewis Capaldi is hoping his new single Pointless will be played at weddings

With Together in Vegas, Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have hit the festive jackpot
Interview

With Together in Vegas, Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have hit the festive jackpot

The Muppet Christmas Carol actress Meredith Braun on When Love Is Gone being restored
Festive favourite

The Muppet Christmas Carol actress Meredith Braun on When Love Is Gone being restored

Andrey Kurkov: ‘Ukraine is a very democratic country with a good pinch of anarchy’
Culture

Andrey Kurkov: ‘Ukraine is a very democratic country with a good pinch of anarchy’

Matilda the Musical: Tim Minchin’s anarchic lessons for revolting times
interview

Matilda the Musical: Tim Minchin’s anarchic lessons for revolting times

Ryan Reynolds: ‘The great gift about getting older is you become more comfortable with sucking’
Interview

Ryan Reynolds: ‘The great gift about getting older is you become more comfortable with sucking’

Ryan Reynolds: What Hugh Jackman taught me about musicals
Christmas

Ryan Reynolds: What Hugh Jackman taught me about musicals

‘My dream is to be a photographer’: A day in Calais and Dunkirk with people waiting to cross the Channel
Immigration

‘My dream is to be a photographer’: A day in Calais and Dunkirk with people waiting to cross the Channel

These are Bruce Springsteen’s 5 essential political albums
The Boss

These are Bruce Springsteen’s 5 essential political albums

Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: ‘There will be no future without peace’
Culture

Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: ‘There will be no future without peace’