The omnishambles of Theresa May’s government slid further into black farce with her protégé and over-promoted Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson getting the push for allegedly leaking the Government’s decision to let the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei have a role in the UK’s 5G network. Leaks are ten a penny but this was from a highly classified Cabinet and security meeting covered by the Official Secrets Act and leaks therefrom are usually subject to criminal proceedings. Williamson in typically flamboyant fashion is denying everything and saying he was set up by the Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill. Media reports say he did speak to the Telegraph journalist who wrote up the story that day.
Born 25 June 1976 in Scarborough, England, Williamson is a Sun Venus in Cancer in a controlling square to Pluto and an inventive trine to Uranus; with his Uranus in an autocratic square to Saturn in wannabe-grand Leo. With an indulgent Jupiter in Taurus in an opportunistic square to Mars in bombastic Leo. He may not go quietly into the night having been quoted as saying about his meeting with Theresa May: ‘I pointed out that I had saved her a couple of times, kept her as PM,’ adding that it was ‘a shame she didn’t recognise the fact’.
Sedwill, who is Cabinet Secretary, Head of the Civil Service and National Security Adviser, a portfolio some say gives him too much power, was born 24 October 1964. He’s not that dissimilar to Williamson though more discreet with a Sun Mercury in Scorpio and Jupiter in Taurus square Mars in Leo – in his case that latter is anchored down by a serious-minded Saturn in Aquarius.
One Cabinet member who won’t be unhappy Williamson is gone is Philip Hammond, the Chancellor, since he had his China trade talks abruptly cancelled when Williamson threatened to send an aircraft carrier to the Pacific, amongst other kerfuffles. Hammond’s Pluto in Leo square Saturn in Scorpio clashes with Williamson’s Mars in Leo and Hammond’s Mars in Scorpio is conjunct Williamson’s Uranus and square his Saturn – so acute dislike from various angles. Their relationship chart has an aggravated Mars Saturn conjunction and a disruptive Sun Uranus Pluto.
Theresa May’s chart never sat that easily with Williamson which does make one wonder about her judgement. Her relationship chart with him has a disappointed, delusional composite Sun square Neptune and an over hopeful Neptune trine Jupiter.
Her government chart now has the tr Neptune square Sun and Moon running through till mid August – further into the swamp.
Williamson did extract more money for defence out of the treasury though he’ll be for ever known as Private Pike, the hapless underling in the sit com Dad’s Army, whose favourite ditty was ‘whistle while you work’.