There’s been a row rumbling about anti-semitism in the Labour party, the left-wing UK main opposition, which has now erupted with an MP and a prominent senior member suspended as a result. Traditionally Labour has been pro-Palestinian which has led it in the past to share platforms with Hamas and Hezbollah, militant organisations who grew out of the mistreatment of the Palestine people, but are now proscribed terrorist groups. But Labour’s dislike of Israeli government policies has escalated in some quarters into wilder anti-Zionist conspiracy-theory territory and Jeremy Corbyn is now facing calls to stamp on the problem once and for all.
Astrologically it isn’t surprising the Labour Party, 12 Feb 1906, is opposed to Israeli attitudes given that the LP’s Aquarius Sun Venus and indeed Saturn in Pisces all oppose Israel’s Mars in Leo. The LP’s Mercury opposes Israel’s Saturn Pluto and the LP’s Uranus opposition Neptune square Mars in Aries is in hard aspect to Israel’s Venus square Neptune; and the LP’s Pluto is conjunct Israel’s Uranus. So a bad-tempered, hostile and incompatible mix.
The relationship chart has a fight-for-the-upper-hand composite Sun Mercury square Pluto; and a doubt-ridden, suspicious Saturn square Neptune. The composite Pluto is being assaulted by a tr Pluto opposition this year; and there’s a disappointing tr Neptune conjunct Jupiter from June onwards as well.
Some are suggesting it calls into question Corbyn’s leadership, stirred on by John McDonnell who’s now manoeuvring to stake his claim should a coup occur. Corbyn’s leadership chart, 12 Sept 2015 11.42am London, is certainly looking on a downhill slide this year and insecure from early May onwards. But the real risk for him comes in 2017/18.
The rift between Corbyn and McDonnell will become more obvious from late this June as tr Uranus starts to square the composite Sun.
Ken Livingstone, a close Corbyn ally, who has always been a loose cannon and a motormouth, 17 June 1945, stepped into support the first suspensee and got himself a dose of the same after some ill-chosen remarks about Hitler. He has an overly confident Sun Mercury in Gemini square Jupiter; with an intemperate Pluto square Venus Mars in Taurus. He’s facing one of the worst years of his life with his Solar Arc Mars conjunct his Saturn; and Solar Arc Saturn conjunct his Jupiter – major setbacks and enthusiasm-dampening. It may see his exit from politics altogether – maybe. Though tr Pluto trine his Jupiter in 2017/18 will probably pull him back into the fray.
Livingstone until this January was co-chair of Labour’s Defence Review and after a rumpus was downgraded to co-convenor, whatever that means. So not exactly a tiddler.
Perhaps I should have been clearer; “Ken Livingston, once upon a time a senior Labour member – but not recently”.
Ken Livingstone was the London Mayor, was he not? Previous to that he was leader of the GLC. KL is a gaffe prone Gemini no worse than Prince Philip or indeed, Boris Johnson. Boris seems to be able to mention “pickaninnies” and “watermelon smiles” without getting ambushed by random tories on the stairs, though. Or maybe he was but there was no convenient TV crew nearby. I think that incident was so bizarre and staged that it make the whole thing look too much like a smear campaign, so those who would’ve voted Labour in the May elections will probably still do so. If there is a hiccup looming I agree with Marjorie about 2017/18
That takes us up to the next level. Great postgni.
“which has now erupted with two senior members suspended as a result”
I am not sure that I would call a backbench MP of less than 2 years standing “senior”. Also, I am not aware of any posts that Ken Livingstone held within the Party so “senior” is a bit of a stretch – although I would have to concede to “high profile member”