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’.
Not only is the Palace of Westminster literally crumbling and its roof leaking but today there are reports of a substantial infestation of mice. The auguries couldn’t be more obvious.
All we need is a tsunami up the Thames to clean out the rooms (and leave building intact) and we’re all good.
It looks as though the Tory party is going to be decimated with supporters rushing to join Farage with many of them, supporters, unaware of the fact that he’s planning, along with his mate Trump, to fast track the privatisation of the NHS: To line his own pockets as he did on the EURef polling night.
What a mess. Williamson’s job taken over by Mordaunt who lied through her teeth about the UK being flooded by Turks if they didn’t vote for Brexit. Mordaunt initially taking over Priti Patel’s job when she was caught holding secret meetings with the Israelis, then taking over Amber Rudd’s job when she was caught lying about Windrush/secretly firing people out of the country (really took the rap for T May) and now she’s replacing Williamson the “leaker”. Or is he? T May doesn’t want to involve the Police. Williamson wants the Police involved to clear his name.
And I see Rory Stewart has been mentioned on here. RS probably the most intelligent politician in the Tory party, who was “politically quashed” by Cameron/Osbourne as he was seen to be a PM contender. RS another liar, especially during the Scottish Independence campaign, and a prior (still?) MI6 agent, as his father was before him. Rory in every hot spot at the right, wrong, time from Afghanistan to Kosova to Iraq and even then managed to find time in between to tutor the Princes William and Harry.
The Establishment stinks from top to bottom and I don’t see it ever changing. How can it when all they do is play a game of corrupt musical chairs with politicians and every few years or so with the two cheeks of the same bum … the Labour and Tory parties. Now we’re moving to the right with Farage et al and don’t seem to have any political movement in a position to curtail them. A real state of affairs. Worry. Where’s Pluto when you need him or will it take Uranus to really shake things up … blow the status quo right into the stratosphere?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Stewart
There’s a litany of high crimes and misdemeanours at the hands of these frighteningly incompetent and sleazy Tories that seems to just go on and on. They enter politics solely for their own personal advancement. Maybe Pluto’s manifestation is to be the extremes, Tommy Robinson and Farage, the reemergence of Irish terrorism, Orwellian media lies/propaganda, the ultimate break up of the UK. Pluto themes, but ultimately not “cleansing” things, just remaining putrid and dysfunctional.
It is all very messy.
One consequence of the Williamson sacking has been the promotion of Rory Stewart to the Cabinet.
i heard him on the radio the other day and thought he sounded serious and pragmatic. I wondered if you had any thoughts on his prospects?
Hi Yes I think you asked before. He looks swampy and undermined over the next two years and not much better thereafter – that’s without a birth time. Certainly his life is getting a shake up at the moment but he doesn’t look to be hitting the high spots.
Many thanks. I suppose I’m casting around looking for a pragmatist to sort things out. Probably not Rory Stewart then.
Thank you Marjorie. Do you think this eruption connects with transiting Uranus in Taurus to his natal Saturn and Uranus? I notice he has also got natal Mercury in Gemini opposite Neptune in Sagittarius….possibly his idea of the “truth” is a bit foggy?!
Thanks Marjorie
He’s a pound shop Machiavelli promoted waaay beyond his capabilities. He was currying favour with the Telegraph so they would look favourably, Williamson believed, on his future leadership bid. Amusing and tawdry at the same time. I suspect he will extract some form of soap opera revenge, given he was the keeper of so many government secrets as chief whip. This in turn may have been an incentive on May to appoint the dreadful little pr**k in the first place.
Alex I think when he was originally appointed many questions were raised the assumption being what stories would he leak if he didn’t get it! He was also considered to ‘on manoeuvre’ to get the Tory party leadership so sounds as if he has gotten what he deserved and hoisted by his own petard!
Agreed….many of these characters are on manoeuvres, hustling in the shadows looking after number one while Rome burns….our nation is being governed like a rubbish sitcom, by z list actors and spivs, until the next shabby escapade. I so hoped the wrecking ball of Pluto in Capricorn would have destroyed so we can rebuild, but no signs of that any time soon….