Derek Mahon obituary

One of the great poets of his native Ireland who combined an apocalyptic vision with a utopian sense of survival

Gail MacColl Jarrett obituary

Other lives: American editor and author who retrained as a relationship counsellor on her move to the UK

Editor of the Sunday Telegraph, author and contrarian columnist who was one of the last high Tory commentators

Other lives: Lecturer and author of books on design and architectural history

Historian and commentator who challenged the viability of a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians

Journalist and academic who charted the history of modern trade unions

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