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.
Star Trek: Picard is finally set to stun thanks to The Next Generation reunion in season 3
Jonathan Franks and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Image: Paramount+
Review

Star Trek: Picard is finally set to stun thanks to The Next Generation reunion in season 3

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?
Mark Rylance, image: supplied
Activism

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?

Burt Bacharach: What the world needs now is a celebration of his best songs
Burt Bacharach with Dusty Springfield on the Burt Bacharach Show, 1970.
legacy

Burt Bacharach: What the world needs now is a celebration of his best songs

Knock at the Cabin star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'M Night Shyamalan enjoys pushing people through their fears'
Abby Quinn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Dave Bautista and Rupert Grint in Knock at the Cabin
interview

Knock at the Cabin star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'M Night Shyamalan enjoys pushing people through their fears'

'Ultimately, this strike is about patient safety': Three NHS nurses on our healthcare crisis
Coloured balloons with NHS written on them
News

'Ultimately, this strike is about patient safety': Three NHS nurses on our healthcare crisis

Holocaust Memorial Day: 'In a few years’ time, no survivors will be around'
Newly released prisoners
Politics

Holocaust Memorial Day: 'In a few years’ time, no survivors will be around'

7 things we learned from our exclusive interview with KSI
KSI at home
Influencers

7 things we learned from our exclusive interview with KSI

KSI: 'I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic'
KSI
Culture

KSI: 'I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic'

Treason star Oona Chaplin: 'The structures of power are run on blackmail'
TV

Treason star Oona Chaplin: 'The structures of power are run on blackmail'

'Helping others has a magical way of turning our own lives around': Bear Grylls' 2023 survival guide
Bear Grylls
Books

'Helping others has a magical way of turning our own lives around': Bear Grylls' 2023 survival guide

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse: How Charlie Mackesy created the heroes we need right now
The Boy, The Mole, the Fox and The Horse
Christmas

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse: How Charlie Mackesy created the heroes we need right now

Yuval Noah Harari: 'We are living inside the dreams of dead people'
Yuval Noah Harari
Books

Yuval Noah Harari: 'We are living inside the dreams of dead people'