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.
'My dream is to be a photographer': A day in Calais and Dunkirk with people waiting to cross the Channel
A refugee carries her child back to a tent after visiting a distribution point run by the refugee crisis charity Care4Calais on November 02, 2022 in Dunkerque, France. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Immigration

'My dream is to be a photographer': A day in Calais and Dunkirk with people waiting to cross the Channel

These are Bruce Springsteen's 5 essential political albums
Bruce Springsteen performs at the Olympic Stadium in Munich in 2013. Photo: LUKAS BARTH/dpa/Alamy Live News
The Boss

These are Bruce Springsteen's 5 essential political albums

Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: 'There will be no future without peace'
Michael Murpurgo with Joey
Culture

Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: 'There will be no future without peace'

Do you know a change maker? Send us your nominations!
Changemakers

Do you know a change maker? Send us your nominations!

Brian May explains the magic of stereoscopic photography
Brian May
Books

Brian May explains the magic of stereoscopic photography

Polygamy to Dunkin' Donuts: 7 insights from Bob Dylan's new book The Philosophy of Modern Song
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan

Polygamy to Dunkin' Donuts: 7 insights from Bob Dylan's new book The Philosophy of Modern Song

Antoine de Caunes: 'I'm glad Bruce Springsteen never saw Eurotrash'
Antoine de Caunes
TV

Antoine de Caunes: 'I'm glad Bruce Springsteen never saw Eurotrash'

The quest to find the Windrush anchor to celebrate a generation that shaped Britain
Windrush arriving
Black History Month

The quest to find the Windrush anchor to celebrate a generation that shaped Britain

'So far, 12 American white guys have been to the moon. We need to diversify' – Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Colourful moon
TV

'So far, 12 American white guys have been to the moon. We need to diversify' – Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Jenny Agutter: 'The Railway Children seems like yesterday'
Jenny Agutter
Film

Jenny Agutter: 'The Railway Children seems like yesterday'

Stacey Solomon speaks up for people 'struggling to survive'
Stacey Solomon
TV

Stacey Solomon speaks up for people 'struggling to survive'

Malcolm McDowell: Kubrick would be shocked at commercialisation of A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell
interview

Malcolm McDowell: Kubrick would be shocked at commercialisation of A Clockwork Orange