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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.
Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
Steven MacKenzie

Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue

Artist Philip Colbert: 'There’s a fascism of seriousness'
Thirty giant, surrealist lobsters interact with the Roman ruins at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Art

Artist Philip Colbert: 'There’s a fascism of seriousness'

As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism
a data centre
Steven MacKenzie

As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism

Sir Chris Hoy: 'If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug'
Sir Chris Hoy
Sport

Sir Chris Hoy: 'If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug'

Healthier lives were Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. 2026's games must raise that bar
The Commonwealth Games
Steven Mackenzie

Healthier lives were Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. 2026's games must raise that bar

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging
Keir Starmer prepares for his final PMQs before being replaced by Andy Burnham
Steven MacKenzie

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: 'Forget right or left, it's people who own things and people who don’t'
YouTuber JimmyTheGiant
Politics

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: 'Forget right or left, it's people who own things and people who don’t'

The moment I realised that Americans were taking Trump seriously
Steven MacKenzie

The moment I realised that Americans were taking Trump seriously

Ten years after the Brexit vote, the divisions in UK society are deeper than ever 
Steven MacKenzie

Ten years after the Brexit vote, the divisions in UK society are deeper than ever 

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
a mamkeshift bed outside a home where someone may sleep rough
Steven MacKenzie

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Steven MacKenzie

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives

The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn
The Grand Hotel in Scarborough
Steven MacKenzie

The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn