Winston Fletcher

Winston Fletcher enjoyed a successful career in the advertising industry, before going on to serve on the boards of numerous charities, including the Royal Institution, Barnado’s, Autistica and the Rationalist Association. He was the author of 14 books, including his history of advertising, Powers of Persuasion (2008), and a novel, The Manipulators (1988), and a columnist for many leading magazines and newspapers. He died in London on 4 September 2012, at the age of 75. Read a tribute by the Chair of the Rationalist Association, Laurie Taylor.