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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.
This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: 'We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate'
Christmas in Gaza

This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: 'We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate'

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: 'People think you've got loads of money when you're on TV'
TV

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: 'People think you've got loads of money when you're on TV'

Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world
Food

Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world

Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there's a small ray of hope
Conservation

Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there's a small ray of hope

What it's like to sing Agadoo for 40 years
Music

What it's like to sing Agadoo for 40 years

Building for the future: Stonewater’s vision for greener, smarter homes
A row of modern red-brick semi-detached houses fitted with rooftop solar panels, photographed behind a street sign reading “Ismay Drive”.
Advertorial

Building for the future: Stonewater’s vision for greener, smarter homes

Philanthropist and banker John Studzinski: 'I have never forgotten what Mother Teresa told me…'
Philanthropy

Philanthropist and banker John Studzinski: 'I have never forgotten what Mother Teresa told me…'

This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they're full of voices bursting to be heard
Books

This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they're full of voices bursting to be heard

Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese
Film

Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese

'There's a strong anti-Bond theme': How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel
Books

'There's a strong anti-Bond theme': How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel

Islands star Sam Riley: 'No one can play a washed-up, self-destructive 40-something as well as me'
Film

Islands star Sam Riley: 'No one can play a washed-up, self-destructive 40-something as well as me'

Breathtaking images from humankind's first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time
Space

Breathtaking images from humankind's first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time