Robert Taylor obituary

Journalist and academic who charted the history of modern trade unions

Althea Braithwaite obituary

Author and illustrator whose books, many featuring Desmond the Dinosaur, aimed to help children navigate difficult situations

Television journalist whose films and books exposed police corruption and the covert world of Freemasonry

Poet and Plath biographer who explored a wide world of thought and feeling

Writer on drama and champion of Brecht who shared Shaw’s view that theatre should add to people’s lives

South African photographer who covered the struggle against apartheid and won the trust of Nelson Mandela

Engineer, academic and activist who sought to transform the relationship between human skill and technology

Feminist researcher into women’s sexuality who broke new ground with her bestselling 1976 study The Hite Report

Other lives: Illustrator and historian whose work includes the countryside scene that graces packs of Yorkshire Tea

Anthropologist, activist and author who played a key role in the Occupy Wall Street movement

Conservative MP and chief whip who played a key role in the downfall of Margaret Thatcher

Other Lives: Authority on mysticism and an ardent follower of Ramana Maharshi

Scholar of Jane Austen who edited the author’s family record, chronology and letters with minimal recourse to interpretation

Other lives: Elaine Moss both wrote children’s books and advised publishers on other writers’ work

International campaigner who helped transform attitudes to people with facial disfigurements