Chris Underwood's Blog
Sunday, 10 March 2024
Social mobility, feminism & me
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HRH Duke of Edinburgh, Deputy President Paul Mashatile (front) International Women's Day is important for all of us. I published this bl...
Sunday, 9 July 2023
First impressions
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Last week I landed into OR Tambo airport to begin a four year posting as a diplomat representing the British Government in South Africa. Qui...
Saturday, 21 January 2023
Development & Diplomacy: ‘twas ever thus
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The merger creating the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in the UK was not the first of its’ kind; Australia and Canada...
Saturday, 26 February 2022
Russia, Ukraine and the future
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“Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don’t see anyone … everyone is afraid” said President Zelensky this week. Earlier this week he warn...
Saturday, 11 September 2021
9/11 & Hope
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So we all have a story of where we were. In my case sat agog inside my office reception in Farringdon, London. Crowds outside peering in at ...
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Building back better: a dose of humility
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Covid has been a sobering experience, revealing the frailties of our social fabric and laying waste to the most vulnerable among us. Without...
Sunday, 5 April 2020
Covid-19: peace positive?
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C19 will change the world, but are there positives for peace and stability that might emerge from the carnage, and how might these be sup...
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