Red lights are flashing in Westminster with tempers ratcheting up to defcon level as Boris Johnson, fuelled no doubt by his aide the ‘psychopathic’ careerist Dominic Cummings, forces parliament into the longest suspension since 1945. It was all done on the specious excuse of preparing for new government strategies on a range of non-Brexit issues to be prepared for a Queen’s Speech on October 14th. Normally that takes one to two weeks. The manoeuvre has been described as an “affront to parliamentary democracy” and is clearly designed to help the government avoid scrutiny for its Brexit plans. Scotland and North Ireland are up in arms as are many Tories and Remainers.
The Queen who was dragged into the mess and had little choice but to sign it off is not amused. The country who are on their knees with Brexit boredom and exhaustion are bemused and befuddled.
It is hardly surprising since both Johnson and Cummings have focal point Mutable Mars in their charts, Gemini and Pisces respectively, which gives a tendency to leap first and think second – harum scarum, dashing headlong into action in an ill-considered way. And the government chart, 24 July 2019 3.12pm, also has an afflicted Mars on the apex of a Yod – which equally points to reckless action, plunging ahead without necessarily having a clear plan to follow so it can often backfire. It can be courageous and daring but more often foolhardy.
Mid-November to mid-December is when dashed-hopes and significant calamities assail the government chart. With Boris’s own chart panicking at the prospect of failure from September 22nd to late January 2020 with a run of tr Neptune hard aspects to various Mars midpoints. September 22nd to October 19 point to leadership upsets, martyrdom, suffering and being forced to adjust to new circumstances. November 11 to December 18 looks high-risk, blocked and powerless.
Dominic Cummings, 25 November 1971, is also hemmed in every which way and completely poleaxed by events from mid November to mid December.
Senior civil servant David Frost, 21 February 1965, Boris’s knight-in-shining-armour, despatched off the Brussels to accomplish the impossible, is more or less admitting defeat from mid November for a few weeks, his enthusiasm dented, though with one upbeat influence giving him a straw to clutch at. But even that will have sunk by late December into January when he sees plans dissolving in a puff of smoke.
The UK chart has the confused tr Neptune square the 3rd house Mercury now till late September; and then the panicky-failure tr Neptune square the Solar Arc Mars until November 12th; with a depressed tr Pluto square the Mercury/Saturn also till early November. That bizarrely is followed by an upbeat, enthusiastic tr Pluto square the Sun/Jupiter till December 18th though running concurrently with another nerve-stretching influence. Mid December tr Saturn is in a donwbeat opposition to the 10th house (ruling classes) Moon for a few days. Then from mid January 2020 tr Jupiter moves into the UK 4th house for a year which can bring a period of quiet contentment which seems unlikely but maybe in the background there’ll be an acceptance of the way thing are. Maybe even an extension of the exiting process allowing it to become less of a foreground panic.
In today’s Sunday Times.
You’re bang on with 22 September Marjorie, see today’s Article in the Times I think
re he and Jennifer Arcuri.
We all note what Theresa May saying re the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019 over and over again.
Now it’s 31 October 2019 over and over again.
I do note that Mercury was retrograde on 29 March last and will commence it’s retrograde again on 31 October next.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts on Gina Miller born 19 April 1965 in Georgetown, Guyana (was British Guiana when she was born)?
As you know she’s now challenging the planned progroging of Parliament and Sir John Major is also joining her case.
And thank you if you look into her/this Marjorie.
Next New Moon in Virgo with Venus and Mars, in a very close trine to Uranus – will Boris Johnson experience a major rebellion from his MP’s (and civil servants)?
Also, it’s on Johnson’s Uranus/Pluto and opposite his stationary Saturn
To my knowledge, no. As said before, their risk assessment probably indicates this as the best moment for a No Deal Brexit. Not that there is a a good moment for this, but there definitely are worse. So, New Moon might have more to do with novel approaches to soften the inevitable blow.
In a stunning demonstration of synchronicity, it seems that 5 Star Movement and Democratic Party have come into an agreement on forming a new Government, and Lega is out.
What’s interesting is that in Italy majority of people seem to agree with the decision of having a governmental reshuffle without new elections, with many people seeing the crisis as manufactured by Salvini (his popularity has suffered especially since being practically taken to task by PM Conte at his resignation speech). In The UK, on the other hand, people don’t seem to appreciate BoJos move at all, even 49 per cent of Remainers are at least somewhat against closing The Parliament.
I suspect, people in Britain just want to get over the nonstop Brexit drama. They care less about how it is achieved now.
No, this is the opposite. British are livid at BoJo for “suspending” the sessions. Only about 25-27 per cent see this as the right decision to enforce Brexit.
In Italy, only about 33 per cent of the voters are for new elections, which would, in fact, be the democratic option.
What these two instances have in common is that they are a reactions to actions of an egocentric “populists” who might, finally, have misinterpreted the will of people. In Italy, it seems Salvini’s approval is down 20 points, President Mattarella’s solid and institutionalist Conte’s – who was considered weak, but has proven to be an able political player – rising.
Under Boris the Tories now have a double digit lead in the polls. Add to that the polling for the Brexit Party and there is a clear mandate for Leave. Beyond the bubble of Westminster, public outrage is directed at the Remain dominated parliament which has spent 3 years refusing to carry out their manifesto promises to enact the clear wish of the electorate to leave the EU. This has been the true democratic outrage.
The faux outrage of the Remain camp is laughable, they didn’t have a problem when partisan speaker Bercow played fast and loose with Parliamentary rules to allow Remainers to subvert Brexit. They certainly don’t like it when Boris plays them at their own game – and by the way he is still playing within the rules of the constitution. (John Major, ex P.M and arch establishment remainer, also prorogued Parliament to avoid scrutiny of the MP’s expenses scandal in his day). This has been the longest Parliamentary Session since the 1600’s so debate has hardly been stifled. The dreadful and demeaning EU withdrawal treaty has been thrown out 3 times.
Boris has shortened the window of opportunity for Remainers to find new ruses to stop Brexit but has not shut down Parliament until Oct 31st to force through a No-deal brexit as commentators seem to be suggesting. It’s notable that there has been no great desire by Remainers to bring down Boris’ government with a vote of no-confidence and bring on a general election as they fear the inevitable backlash from a disgusted electorate. The Brexit endgame is upon us so expect this ‘middle class hissy fit’, amplified by the BBC, to reach new heights. For a more nuanced take on Brexit, Barry Goddard’s ‘Astrotabletalk’ blog offers a less hysterical take on events.
By the way, just to preempt any accusations of being a fanatical right wing populist, along with many other brexit supporters my politics are generally left of centre – just saying:)
Marjorie what do you think about this notion of a national cross party government headed by Harriet Harman and Ken Clarke, could this be a solution?
Thank you – forgot my manners there
“Maybe even an extension of the exiting process allowing it to become less of a foreground panic.”
Sorry, no matter what the stars are saying, they are truly determined to make this happen now. And when I say “they,”, I’m not only talking about politicians who are willing to go down with this ship because they are either vain, stupid, fanatical or all of these things enough to act as fore figures. I’m talking about hardworking, often reluctant civil servants at Ministries. I have this from a couple of good sources, but they see this as the moment least likely to cause “foreground panic”, because there’s still some good will with people who can decide things at EU for them right now.
This has largely been reduced to a footnote in British context, but the extension to Exit deal included a clause on Britain surrending voting rights at EU to the country holding Presidency of The Council two months before the exit. They see a “window of opportunity” here, because they have good working and often personal relationships with their Finnish counterparts. Unlike from 2020 to 2023, when they would have either Germany, France or Spain either at Presidency or at Troika, where they can “bulldoze” smaller countries not agreeing with them. The next similarly unproblematic Presidency would, in fact, be in 2025, unless Orbàn will somehow be overthrown in Hungary by a staunch marketliberal before that.