In a political mire with no clear signs of winners, the UK will be praying for an intervention from fate or anywhere to find a clue for a constructive strategy ahead.
Having emerged, frayed at the edges after the jolting, jangling Uranus transit round the UK’s Fixed Grand Cross of Saturn opposition Venus square Neptune opposition Mars between 2022 and 2025 and having survived the Solar Arc Mars conjunct the 8th house Mars through 2025, the question is where now? Tr Uranus is heading out of the financial 8th house after mid 2026 ending a financial roller coaster which will be a relief. Though tr Pluto still bulldozing through the 4th till late decade will continue to throw up community divisions.
Tr Saturn moves across the Descendant into the UK 7th from mid April onwards which could suggest chilly relations with neighbours/partners or a rise in global visibility, or both. Tr Neptune won’t reach the Descendant until 2028 which may do the opposite.
What stands out clearly is the UK yod of Uranus sextile Jupiter inconjunct Pluto which is being activated in 2026 by tr Uranus trine the UK Uranus, sextile the UK Jupiter and more significantly square the apex UK Pluto in June, December and March 2027. Yods when triggered point to a pivotal time when there is a sharp prompt to change direction. And in this case to get a grip. A Plutonic yod can give rise to extremes of attitude but used correctly can show the way ahead as a leader or innovator. Its downside is a tendency to be coercive. That will be worth watching to see how it plays out. At best tr Uraus square Pluto brings new conditions into place.
The Solar Arc Pluto moving through the UK 1st will also be conjunct the UK South Node in 2026 which could have a negative effect. The hint is that its time to let go an overly independent stance (SN in 1st) and make an effort to be more cooperative, made more difficult by the NN sitting in the 7th house of relationships thus requiring a considerable effort.
The Bank of England, 27 July 1694 10am JC, like the US has tr Saturn Neptune square the Venus and in the BoE’s case Mars as well through 2026 making for an apprehensive and jittery year on the financial front through there will be a robust response from tr Pluto opposition the Jupiter/Pluto midpoint from ,late March 2026 onwards and through 2027 which could produce results.
Keir Starmer, 2 September 1962, must have the constitution of an ox to survive his astrology with a devastating Solar Arc Sun Pluto conjunct his Neptune last year and SA Mars conjunct his Sun now and Pluto in early 2026 which are shocking, shattering and dead-halt aspects. His Progressed Mars is also square his Neptune now for failure. His yod of Sun Pluto sextile Mars inconjunct Saturn has tr Pluto conjunct the apex Saturn from late March on and off till late 2027 also which will be extremely hard going.
His Leadership chart, 4 April 2020 10.45am, has a grind-to-a-halt tr Pluto conjunct the Mars from early January into February and and then square the Uranus in late March, which latter might be the time he exit stage left politically speaking.
His government chart, 5 July 2024 12.19pm was a Neptune Scheat creation, so swampy from the get-go; with Saturn conjunct the duplicitous Nessus. Tr Pluto opposes the Mercury from mid February 2026 onwards for heated bitter discussions.
The Labour Party, 12 February 1906, looks seriously stuck from months ahead with the Solar Arc Sun conjunct the Pluto; though marginally encouraged by tr Uranus conjunct the Jupiter. There will be a high tension tr Uranus square the Saturn from late June into the following year. 2027 onwards look disastrous for the Labour Party for several years.
Nigel Farage, 3 April 1964 4.30pm Farnborough, England, sailing high in the polls but bedevilled by scandals and squabbling comrades, will be emotionally upset and on edge with tr Uranus conjunct his Venus in April; tense and rattled in the second half of May with tr Uranus conjunct his Saturn, which could also be health issues. Followed by a panicky-failure tr Neptune conjunct his Mars from late May onwards into 2027.
His Reform Party, 23 November 2018, has an opportunistic, over-confident Sun Jupiter in Sagittarius square Mars in Pisces so will be prone to sudden surges and then reverses. Tr Uranus will oppose the Sun and Jupiter in May and June and then square the Mars in July – and on. Highs and lows. It’ll hit the skids by 2027 with SA Mars conjunct the Neptune.
The Conservative Party, 9 May 1912, is still jangled with Solar Arc Uranus conjunct its Saturn for months ahead with hints of a determined push to make a thorough upheaval to find a new path ahead with tr Pluto conjunct the Uranus. Kemi Badenoch, 2 January 1980 also has a Uranian year with SA Uranus conjunct her Sun which sounds more like an exit than a step up.
Neither the Lib Dems nor the Greens look in prime position for a takeover or even a coalition. The Greens, 13 June 1985, have tr Neptune square their Mars and Neptune; with Zack Polanski looking no more likely.
The LibDems, 3 March 1988, with a stellium in early Capricorn are in for a tough run of tr Neptune hard aspects till late in the decade.
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Seen from a considerable distance – all the present politicians are midgets. What will be – may well happen without their input.
“A walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.” Shakespeare.
It is easy to be dismissive of the UK’s hapless mainstream politicians but they are a product of an educational, social and political system that positively rewards mediocrity. One of the defining features of the UK set up is that it attempts to exclude at almost all costs people who will rock the institutional and constitutional boat. Unfortunately that tends to produce leaders who find it almost impossible to carry out serious reforms or innovations. Indeed, one of their defining characteristics is that they have a tendency to want to hide behind these institutions when the going gets tough. I am pretty sure that a lot of British politicians were traumatised when the UK left the EU not because they had a positive vision for Europe’s future (such an argument was noticeable by its absence from the relentlessly negative Remain campaign) but because they lost the high level institutional cover the EU gave to their own failings.
With regard to the current Labour government its natal election chart and the 17 July 2024 State Opening Parliament chart in 2024 are fraught with problems not least the presence of Neptune, Uranus and Mars close to malefic stars Scheat and Algol.
I note that Bill of Rights chart for 16 December 1689 jul has its North Node at 0 Aries so will be triggered by the Neptune/Saturn conjunction in February 2026. The Bill of Rights natal Pluto is exactly conjunct the Labour State Opening of Parliament Sun. The natal Moon in Cancer is potentially conjunct the Labour governments Moon in Cancer, Keir Starmer’s natal Mars at 6 Cancer and on the axis of the Labour 1906 Uranus at 7 Capricorn opposition Neptune at 7 Cancer. The 1689 chart has its Uranus at 23 Taurus and its Chiron at 29 Taurus which have been triggered by Uranus and Mars since the Labour governments election.
The Labour 1906 Grand Cross of Uranus in Capricorn, Neptune in Cancer, Mars in Aries and Moon in Libra is currently moved by Solar Arc to fixed signs with Uranus at 4 Taurus, Neptune at 5 Scorpio, Mars at 3 Leo and the Moon at 1 Aquarius. The SA planets will all moving to trine their natal placements over the next few years. In addition SA Uranus will sextile natal Neptune, SA Mars will sextile the natal Moon, SA Neptune will sextile the natal Uranus and the SA Moon will sextile the natal Mars. Transiting Pluto, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus will triggering all points of the Labour 1906 Grand Cross at the same time either directly by hitting the natal positions or indirectly via the SA placements.
Given the 1906 placement’s indicate volatile emotions (Mars opposite Moon) and potential chaos (Neptune opposite Uranus) I foresee trouble ahead for the Party. There is already indications that left wing institutions such as Tribune are not very happy with the prospect of jury trials being curtailed, particularly as the policy was first mooted by the Johnson government in 2022.
Very interesting post, Hugh. I notice that Uranus is at 0 Libra, square Sun and Venus, for the signing of the Magna Carta, 15 June 1215 (JC). The approaching Saturn/Neptune conjunction opposes that.There’s a combative Mars 19 Pisces opposing the old order Saturn, 22 Virgo. And the Nodes are 28 Virgo/Pisces, squaring that 1066 Uranus in Sagittarius, and Moon at 29 Pisces. Have nebulous, melting Neptune plus Saturn been triggering those degrees in these ancient charts I wonder?
The UK Parliament website has this to say about Clause 39 of Magna Carta:
“Clause 39 stated that no free man could be imprisoned ‘except by the lawful judgment of his peers’ – social equals – ‘or by the law of the land’. This evolved into the principle of trial by jury, which was later confirmed in the Habeas Corpus Act 1679.”
Totally agree Hugh with you about the lack of positive argument by Remain. Relentlessly negative yes, relentlessly arrogant and incompetent too, especially after the near miss fiasco of the Scottish Referendum. Good grief, if we ever needed proof of institutional incompetence, that was it. Needless to say, nothing that has happened since has been a surprise.
47 years is long enough for institutions to get comfortable taking orders from elsewhere. The UK was renowned for rubber stamping them whether appropriate or not to our circumstances. Another element for the recent and ongoing incompetence of politicians, is that so many of them are new in having arrived in only 2015, 2017 and 2024. Messrs Sunak and Starmer for example were elected with the 2015 bunch. Neither naturally gifted politicians, they didn’t have time to learn how Parliament, a notoriously complex institution worked or even to learn from their ministerial or opposition roles before becoming Prime Minister, backed by a House of Commons on all sides who don’t know either. Sad really, new blood new energy, instead it’s so last century.
But I remember reading the astrology prior to 2016 and all that, about the tempestuous upheaval that was arriving but difficult to interpret. Or even earlier about the ‘local’ wars that the early part of Aquarius in Pluto would experience. So along with your subsequent comments on the Labour Party, it’s all there waiting to unfold irrespective of the individuals. although often as now, they slot into the plot as if meant.
Uranus in Gemini last triggered that UK 1801 Hugh Yod in this manner during June/July 1942 and November/December 1942. These are the dates when the tide of the Second World War began to turn. It covers the two battles of El Alamein, Alam Haifa, Operation Torch and the key moments of the Battle of Stalingrad. Pluto was in early Leo at the time exactly opposite where it is today. It is worth noting that Uranus in late Taurus by contrast was a time of almost non stop military failures including the loss of Singapore which happened in February 1942
A fascinating but confusing set of circumstances nationally. In my rural area, a recent county council by-election with a low turnout returned the Lib Dem candidate. Reform U.K. came second with 666 votes. An amusing coincidence or, as according to the Book of Revelations this is “the number of the beast”, something we should be wary of?
“Tr Saturn moves across the Descendant into the UK 7th from mid April onwards which could suggest chilly relations with neighbours/partners or a rise in global visibility, or both.”
Thanks Marjorie – I noticed that Saturn will be conjunct Mars in Aries in April at 7 degrees, on that UK 1801 Descendant, which might be significant in terms of our allies and, indeed, open enemies? Next Spring, as Saturn moves along in (aggressive?) Aries, it will also aspect:
Keir Starmer: Mars in Cancer, 6
Nigel Farage: Nodes 5 Cancer/Capricorn
1066 UK MC: 8 Capricorn
UK England Republic, 1649: Sun 7 Aries
It might be worth noting that Mars is 8 Aries in the June 1990 chart for Russian Sovereignity. It squares Uranus, 8 Capricorn.
Next Spring tr Pluto crosses the House of Commons MC, 4 Aquarius, plus Keir Starmer’s natal Saturn 5 Aquarius, as you write. And as tr Uranus in media-loving Gemini squares Starmer’s natal Uranus in Virgo, it also squares Farage’s natal Saturn in Pisces – both close enough to the UK Pluto in Pisces for 1066 (3) and 1801 (2). Something unsettles both individuals at the same time?
Looks like our political “midgets” will have quite a lot to deal with in the Spring. I expect much strutting and fretting…..
“our allies and, indeed, open enemies”. Well, currently the US would fit both descriptions for most of Europe 🙂
And why would you consult the chart of the English Commonwealth/Republic? Would still have resonance in England/the UK and if so, under which circumstances?
Of possible interest – the chart for the Treaty of Rome, March 25th 1957, can be useful I think as it represents the foundation of what would eventually become the EU.
Anyway, re Saturn and Mars transits in Aries, the descendant of the ToR is 6 Aries. The Sun is 4, while Mercury is 9 Aries. The ToR MC is 7 Cancer. So some resonances with the UK there.
Tr Pluto is currently on the ToR Moon in Aquarius, which opposes Uranus in Leo and squares Neptune in Scorpio. The Maastricht 1993 MC happens to be 2 Taurus, so sensitive to Pluto’s journey too. Some sort of rethink or regrouping may be brewing.
As for tr Uranus, it heads for the ToR Mars 4 Gemini in the 9th house of far horizons by next summer, when a Lunar Eclipse at 4 Pisces in August may also be worth considering? The Maastricht Nodes (connections and directions?) join in, they are at 3 Sagittarius/Gemini. The UK 1066 and 1801 Plutos in Pisces are close enough to that eclipse to be considered sensitive as well? Plenty going on between everyone in both the UK and Europe it seems.
As for the English Republic’s Aries Sun aligning with UK 1801 Descendant, I included it because I like to look for patterns. I suppose it’s a bit like looking at family charts to see what resonates down the generations.
Seems like the UK is what it looks like . A confused mess
What about Rupert Lowe and Ben Habib ?? They are the only ones with integrity and common sense.
Too many small parties, a distraction that will split the votes and cause chaos
They are even further to the far right than Farage, if that were possible
Great news that Reform Ltd. look likely to struggle- that at least brings some cheer for 2026- they are the biggest charlatans and tricksters of all.
I wonder whether the prevailing UK conditions are so tough that any party or politician would struggle to have an easy time? Change unwillingly forced upon us, coupled with confusion about national identity and standpoint, seems to be the order of the day- less cheering, because as Marjorie says, we need strong, decent leadership.
Thank you for the write-up for the UK, Marjorie.
Would it be worth doing add-ons for Scotland and NI, re the separatist movements there? I have a feeling that NI’s time to decide on reunification with the rest of Ireland will come soon, before the end of the decade, though I suspect both sides will hold back on the actual reunification (on the Irish side, costs; on the NI side, things are working fine at the moment, why rock the boat?).
During the late 2010s, some of my more liberal friends wished for the Conservative Party to implode, because in their minds, that would solve many of the UK’s political issues. They of course forgot that while the political party may disappear, the sentiments that the party represented would still exist in the populace and that sentiment would just find another political home. And they have, in the Reform Party. And now those very same liberal friends would rather that the two-century old Conservative Party healed and reverted back to being the main party of the right than a parvenu Reform Party that is much more susceptible to external influence.
Based on your paragraphs about the Reform Party and Nigel Farage, I suspect that the local elections on 7th May will not be as favourable to the Reform Party as currently expected, though they will still do well.
Also, is it possible to cast a chart for “Your Party” of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana? That party has had such a convoluted foundation that I have no idea of what date to take for its foundation.