Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell
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Nicholas Lyulph Russell, 6th Earl Russell (born 12 September 1968), styled Viscount Amberley between 1987 and 2004, is the elder son of Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell
and Elizabeth Russell (formerly Elizabeth Sanders). He succeeded to the Earldom of Russell
on his father's death on 13 October 2004.
Like his grandfather, Bertrand Russell
, he is an active member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
(and has been since his teenage years). Like his father and grandfather (both of whom eventually left), he is a member of the Labour Party
and would be regarded as sitting squarely within its left wing.
In 1999, all but 92 hereditary peers were removed from the House of Lords
. Russell is not, therefore, currently a member of that House - and in any case, he is an advocate of its abolition and replacement by an elected second chamber.
Russell was the disability rights campaigner for the Labour Party and is now campaigns officer for the Royal National Institute of the Blind
. He also does training for Scotland Yard
. He is a regional board member of the Co-operative Group and is active in the Co-operative Party
, as well as SERA
and Transport 2000
.
On 7 May 2010 Russell was elected as Labour councillor
for Cann Hall
ward, Waltham Forest.
He is unmarried and has no children.
Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell
Conrad Sebastian Robert Russell, 5th Earl Russell was a British historian and politician. His parents were the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell and Patricia Russell...
and Elizabeth Russell (formerly Elizabeth Sanders). He succeeded to the Earldom of Russell
Earl Russell
Earl Russell, of Kingston Russell in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 July 1861 for the prominent Liberal politician Lord John Russell. He was Home Secretary from 1835 to 1839, Foreign Secretary from 1852 to 1853 and 1859 to 1865 and Prime...
on his father's death on 13 October 2004.
Like his grandfather, Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...
, he is an active member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is an anti-nuclear organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
(and has been since his teenage years). Like his father and grandfather (both of whom eventually left), he is a member of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and would be regarded as sitting squarely within its left wing.
In 1999, all but 92 hereditary peers were removed from the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. Russell is not, therefore, currently a member of that House - and in any case, he is an advocate of its abolition and replacement by an elected second chamber.
Russell was the disability rights campaigner for the Labour Party and is now campaigns officer for the Royal National Institute of the Blind
Royal National Institute of the Blind
RNIB is a UK charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million people in the UK with sight loss.- History :The Royal National Institute of Blind People was founded by Thomas Rhodes Armitage, a successful doctor who suffered from eyesight problems.In 1868 Dr Armitage founded an...
. He also does training for Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, UK. It derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became...
. He is a regional board member of the Co-operative Group and is active in the Co-operative Party
Co-operative Party
The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative principles. The party does not put up separate candidates for any UK election itself. Instead, Co-operative candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party as "Labour...
, as well as SERA
Socialist Environment and Resources Association
The Socialist Environment and Resources Association , founded in 1973, is an independent environmental association affiliated to the UK Labour Party as a socialist society. More recently it has used the name 'SERA - the Labour Environment Campaign', rather than its full name.SERA campaigns to...
and Transport 2000
Transport 2000
The Campaign for Better Transport is a UK advocacy group that promotes better bus and rail services and for supportive policies and for less expenditure on road building...
.
On 7 May 2010 Russell was elected as Labour councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
for Cann Hall
Cann Hall
Cann Hall is a ward, and former civil parish, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is north of Stratford and Forest Gate, east of Leyton, and west of Wanstead Flats, the southernmost tip of Epping Forest.-History:...
ward, Waltham Forest.
He is unmarried and has no children.
Titles
- Mr. Nicholas Russell (1968–1987)
- Viscount Amberley (1987–2004)
- The Rt. Hon. The Earl Russell (2004-)