Leadership Quote by Adam Rickitt

The careful, almost box-ticking cadence here is the point: Adam Rickitt is trying to make “diversity” sound like both moral progress and managerial competence. The phrase “real diversity” preemptively swats away the suspicion that this is cosmetic or performative. It’s a defensive adjective, and it gives the line a faintly combative edge: you might doubt it, but you’re meant to accept that it’s measurable and authentic.

The framing is politically modern and emotionally cautious. “So as to better reflect our society” treats representation as a mirror rather than a battleground - not “we’re changing the system,” but “we’re aligning the roster with reality.” It’s coalition language, designed to soothe skeptics by implying this is common sense, not ideology.

Then comes the strategic list-making: “candidates before, Councillors, Doctors, business leaders, charity campaigners.” It’s an argument by accumulation, building legitimacy through recognizable civic roles. Notice what’s missing: artists, activists, disruptors. The emphasis is on institutional trust, people whose job titles signal steadiness. Even “charity campaigners” is the safe edge of advocacy - service-oriented, not confrontational.

Context matters: Rickitt, known first as an actor (and to many as a pop-culture figure), borrows the vocabulary of governance to be taken seriously in a political setting. The subtext is personal as much as public: don’t reduce this to celebrity politics. The “A list” becomes both a slate and a shield, implying that credibility isn’t located in one candidate’s biography but in the collective résumé.