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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.
Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he's 'the last of the lucky generation'
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Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he's 'the last of the lucky generation'

Let Sir Ian McKellen be our inspiration
Steven MacKenzie

Let Sir Ian McKellen be our inspiration

When it comes to public transport, we're still travelling in the wrong direction
Thomas the Tank Engine
Steven MacKenzie

When it comes to public transport, we're still travelling in the wrong direction

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Music

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination
Julie Dawn Cole (in red) as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Theatre

Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together
Jemaine Clement as Pure Evil in Time Bandits
TV

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together

Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
Travis (l-r) Andy Dunlop, Fran Healy, Dougie Payne and Neil Primrose
Music

Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower

Rowan Williams: 'The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem'
Letter To My Younger Self

Rowan Williams: 'The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem'

MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
The Coming Storm - water. Illustration: Big Issue
Environment

MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries

Furiosa director George Miller on the function of stories and why Mad Max is a 'cautionary tale'
Furiosa
Film

Furiosa director George Miller on the function of stories and why Mad Max is a 'cautionary tale'

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany: 'Fear is not necessarily the worst thing to feel'
Tatiana Maslany Image: Alexei Hay
Film

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany: 'Fear is not necessarily the worst thing to feel'

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid
Steven MacKenzie

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid

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