To the Civil Service Club to meet Richard Barnes (currently Leader of the Conservative Group on the London Assembly and widely expected to become Deputy Mayor if Boris Johnson wins on May 1st) as part of the British Hindu Community’s engagement with our nation’s politicians. I found his approach of aiming to cut out the diversity industry in the process of political engagement with minority communities thoroughly refreshing and certainly feel it could be a welcome change from the divide and rule approach that seems to dominate many echelons of government today. A similar approach indeed – although much more clearly stated – to the impression that Boris gave when I met him earlier on in the mayoral election campaign.