Alexander Chancellor

Alexander Chancellor was editor of The Spectator 1975-1984. He currently writes the Long Life column.

Long life

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…

Long life

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…

Donald Trump makes me feel very European

27 February 2016 9:00 am

There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…

Long life

25 February 2016 3:00 pm

There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…

Long life

25 February 2016 3:00 pm

There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…

I rallied to the call of the newly created Independent — and never regretted it

20 February 2016 9:00 am

It had been many years since I had seen anything of Andreas Whittam Smith, but he popped up on the…

Long life

18 February 2016 3:00 pm

It had been many years since I had seen anything of Andreas Whittam Smith, but he popped up on the…

Long life

18 February 2016 3:00 pm

It had been many years since I had seen anything of Andreas Whittam Smith, but he popped up on the…

Why I won’t be picking up litter for the Queen

13 February 2016 9:00 am

I am sure that the Queen disapproves of litter as much as anyone else, but she’s hardly ever exposed to…

Long life

11 February 2016 3:00 pm

I am sure that the Queen disapproves of litter as much as anyone else, but she’s hardly ever exposed to…

Long life

11 February 2016 3:00 pm

I am sure that the Queen disapproves of litter as much as anyone else, but she’s hardly ever exposed to…

The Oldie of the Year awards face life without Terry Wogan

6 February 2016 9:00 am

There was a cloud over the ‘Oldie of the Year’ awards luncheon this week, which was the death only a…

Diary

4 February 2016 3:00 pm

There was a cloud over the ‘Oldie of the Year’ awards luncheon this week, which was the death only a…

A memorial for 92-year-old Olive Cooke, Britain's longest serving poppy seller, who sold poppies for the Royal British Legion every year after her husband was killed in 1943. (Photo: Getty)

Why it's better to give money to a beggar than to a charity

30 January 2016 9:00 am

No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…

A memorial for 92-year-old Olive Cooke, Britain's longest serving poppy seller, who sold poppies for the Royal British Legion every year after her husband was killed in 1943. (Photo: Getty)

Long life

28 January 2016 3:00 pm

No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…

A memorial for 92-year-old Olive Cooke, Britain's longest serving poppy seller, who sold poppies for the Royal British Legion every year after her husband was killed in 1943. (Photo: Getty)

Long life

28 January 2016 3:00 pm

No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…

Mark Twain was right: it is our redeeming petty vices that make life worth living

23 January 2016 9:00 am

Here I go again. I have stopped smoking. Until recently I had been smoking about 40 cigarettes a day, but…

Long life

21 January 2016 3:00 pm

Here I go again. I have stopped smoking. Until recently I had been smoking about 40 cigarettes a day, but…

Long life

21 January 2016 3:00 pm

Here I go again. I have stopped smoking. Until recently I had been smoking about 40 cigarettes a day, but…

When Mickey Rooney came to Milton Keynes

16 January 2016 9:00 am

Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…

Long life

14 January 2016 3:00 pm

Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…

Long life

14 January 2016 3:00 pm

Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…

A tale of a Teflon-coated hen pheasant

9 January 2016 9:00 am

This is an uplifting story of survival with which to usher in the New Year. At Stoke Park, my home…

Long life

7 January 2016 3:00 pm

This is an uplifting story of survival with which to usher in the New Year. At Stoke Park, my home…

Long life

7 January 2016 3:00 pm

This is an uplifting story of survival with which to usher in the New Year. At Stoke Park, my home…