Ali hatte noch dazu erklärt:
"Tuesday's Leicester Mercury newspaper included a supplement listing 'The Most Influential People in Leicestershire' and Richard was included in this list. The four criteria included people who had roles within large organisations, people who lead companies of significance in the local area, those who had key historical, cultural and religious roles and
people who through their talent or achievement have a positive or inspirational impact on the lives of others."Also einen positiven inspirativen Einfluss hat er in jedem Fall
! Seine Eltern platzen sicher vor Stolz- hoffentlich zeigen sie ihm diesen Artikel auch. In der Heimatstadt gewürdigt zu werden ( und in einem Atemzug mit David Attenborough genannt zu werden), freut ihn sicher
.