‘Profound anger’ among black voters over Kemi Badenoch’s slavery remarks Operation Black Vote chair says Tory leader’s claim that Britain should not apologise has caused ‘hurt and disbelief’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 6
Burnham must shift UK mood on racism, chair of Operation Black Vote says Incoming PM must seize chance to stop race discourse deflecting from class inequalities, says David Weaver The Guardian - UK · Jul 18
Is Labour in ‘deep trouble’ with Black voters? What the evidence tells us Before each general election in the late 1990s and early 2000s, campaign group Operation Black Vote used to publish a list of the most ethnically diverse constituencies in the UK. These were the areas in which the size of the non-white population exceeded the size of the incumbent party’s majority.… The Conversation · Mar 13
Labour in ‘deep trouble’ with Black voters, Operation Black Vote chair warns David Weaver says proposed jury reforms and slow progress on equality risk eroding support in marginal seats The Guardian - UK · Mar 9
Five years since Colston fell, there have been setbacks – but those who demanded race equality have not gone away When the enslaver’s statue was torn down in Bristol, it signified hope. Now the government must harness that to bring about real change, says Operation Black Vote co-founder Simon Woolley The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2025
Manchester urged to act on ‘scandalous’ lack of Black people in prominent roles In city where they make up 14.8% of the population, Black people occupy just 4.6% of top public positions, analysis finds The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023
Rev Al Sharpton slams Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘racist’ Meghan Markle column amid police petition Exclusive: ‘We condemn these racist and dehumanising actions in the strongest possible terms,’ the civil rights pioneer told The Independent The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022
Waiting for racial justice from Boris Johnson’s government? You’ll have a long wait Ministers have squandered a chance to make real change for the millions facing policing, housing, health and education inequalities, says Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022