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.
Homelessness is never a lifestyle choice: Big Issue's reaction to Suella Braverman comments
Homelessness

Homelessness is never a lifestyle choice: Big Issue's reaction to Suella Braverman comments

Children's author Oliver Jeffers: 'Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have'
Christmas Kids Cover Competition

Children's author Oliver Jeffers: 'Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have'

How Lonely Planet sparked a travel revolution: 'It's a good thing to go places'
Lonely planet founders
The Future of Travel

How Lonely Planet sparked a travel revolution: 'It's a good thing to go places'

Life in the UK test: How many of us would pass the British citizenship test?
A hand holding a British passport
Steven MacKenzie

Life in the UK test: How many of us would pass the British citizenship test?

Ros Atkins and the art of explanation: 'Understanding our world can feel difficult'
Ros Atkins
Interview

Ros Atkins and the art of explanation: 'Understanding our world can feel difficult'

'When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity'
Gérard Depardieu in Maigret
Interview

'When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity'

Big Issue vendor Bex, her dog Rainbow, and an extraordinary act of kindness
A big issue vendor and her black and white dog outside a church
Big Issue vendors

Big Issue vendor Bex, her dog Rainbow, and an extraordinary act of kindness

Hotel Sacher is changing lives one slice of cake at a time
Two young women sit on a sofa in chef's whites with Sacher branding
International vendors

Hotel Sacher is changing lives one slice of cake at a time

William Friedkin on 'rip-off' Exorcist sequels, Scorsese selling out and dressing as Ali G
William Friedkin Image: Warner Bros./Hoya Productions
Film

William Friedkin on 'rip-off' Exorcist sequels, Scorsese selling out and dressing as Ali G

How European street paper vendors are coping in the heatwave
A street paper vendor in Belgrade makes a sale
climate crisis

How European street paper vendors are coping in the heatwave

Melissa Barrera: 'Carmen represents rebellion'
Interview

Melissa Barrera: 'Carmen represents rebellion'

Izzy-wizzy, let's get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!
Sooty, Sweep and Soo with Harry and Matthew Corbett. Image supplied
TV

Izzy-wizzy, let's get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!