Right on cue as transiting Uranus squares the UK Pluto, riots break out over the death of a white teenager stabbed by a young Sikh with a ‘religious’ knife, who initially claimed he has been racially attacked. The police handcuffed the dying man bleeding out on the road before sussing they had got it wrong. The killer has been given a life sentence.
All of which is sustenance to the far right who are already up in arms about immigration.
The UK Pluto at 2 degrees Pisces is super-sensitive being the apex planet of a yod inconjunct Uranus sextile Jupiter. Tr Uranus will repeat the square mid December to mid January 2027 and March 2027. Usually when a yod is triggered it shifts the individual/entity onto a new track, so this may be more than a one week wonder.
Below an earlier post on this point with previous examples of the Uranus effect on the UK Pluto.
The generalized disquiet over immigration fanned by the political right and right-wing media flares up when there are atrocities like this one, the Southport killings and the grooming gangs scandals. Not improved by hapless, incompetent public services and governments.
Looking at the astrology, tr Pluto into and through the UK 4th could be a pointer to internal domestic tensions and mutinies – though that started in 2012 under David Cameron who attempted to tighten immigration. Perhaps that was when the groundswell started – worsening through Boris Johnson’s reckless lifting of immigration limits in 2021 – and tr Pluto will not move on until 2030.
Policing and other public services comes under 6th house and that UK chart area has been undermined by tr Neptune from 2015 till 2029.
If the shake up of the UK Pluto does not bring the beginnings of change, three other influences separately or together might. One is tr Uranus moving out of the 8th house of joint finances but more importantly deeper psychological patterns later this year which should bring to an end six years of instability.
Secondly the Solar Arc Pluto will bring the full weight of its yod-al position to bear conjunct the UK South Node at this year end into early 2027. Past issues need to be addressed, at best an overhaul of old patterns that are getting in the way of progress, old habits, belief systems, and emotional baggage abandoned. It can feel like a period of breaking free though countries can be highly resistant to self-discovery, so that may be a touch over hopeful.
Thirdly by 2028 the Solar Arc Sun will be conjunct the 11th house Saturn which rules the legislature which (cross fingers) will give Westminster an almighty dunt and could induce a modicum of sense into the hallowed chambers. Maybe.
On the bright side tr Jupiter moving through the 10th at the moment may bring a sporting success or two; and from this August for a year tr Jupiter through the 11th should bring a few rays of optimism.
Previous post August 2025
‘Britain is not a broken society’ runs one viewpoint – in complete contrast to ‘ many of the preconditions for civil war exist in Britain today.’
The first stance says crime is way down from the 1990s, there are no blackouts, fewer strikes and an economy which is better than our close neighbours. “The country has serious problems but the right’s vision of it has become hysterical.”
The second complains that ‘the British state will now imprison locals over online bursts of purely rhetorical frustration, while giving rapists a rap on the wrist.’ Plus immigration that is wreaking demographic havoc, bringing in clashing traditions. Unfairness about a free water-taxi service, putting low-skilled, overwhelmingly male foreign citizens in four-star hotels. Ten million working-age inhabitants on benefits, over a million are foreign-born.’ (Lionel Shriver, now in Portugal).
David Betz, an in-vogue academic of the moment has looked at studies on social cohesion, civil war causation theory and social attitudes surveys. He argues that elite overreach (most recently Boris Johnson’s turbo-charging of immigration against the wishes of the electorate), factional polarization (Muslim v white nationalism), a collapse in trust, economic pressures, and the perceived downgrading of the majority population in a previously homogeneous society, are all present in contemporary Britain.
Mercifully he concludes ‘Britain is unlikely to reach phase three: the offensive phase. This is when the insurgent groups are strong enough to challenge government forces.’
Two astro-influences are eye-catching on the UK chart. The first is tr Pluto in Aquarius trine the UK Uranus in Libra, through 2024/25.
Previous Pluto in an Air sign; In Libra in 1971 for a conjunction with the UK Uranus – introduction of decimal currency, the first postal workers’ strike, and the start of the Open University.
Pluto in Gemini in 1882 – the beginning of the Anglo-Egyptian War. Attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria. The Married Women’s Property Act passed, granting women the right to own property.
Nothing too outstanding. What is much more to the point is tr Uranus moving to square the UK Pluto at 2 degrees Pisces picking up from June 2026 and running to April 2027.
Looking back at previous Uranus hard aspects to that Pluto – and the record is replete with riots.
Uranus Pisces conjunct the UK Pluto: In 1919, significant social and political upheaval in the aftermath of World War I – race riots in major port cities, widespread industrial unrest, and the lingering effects of the Spanish Flu pandemic.
Uranus in Pisces 2003 – most notably just as Uranus moved into Pisces, two million turned out on the streets in London to indicate their opposition to Tony Blair’s involvement in Iraq; and there were other widespread anti-war protests.
Uranus in Gemini square the UK Pluto: In 1858 – riots in Belfast, sparked by a procession following a funeral. The clashes between Protestants and Catholics involved stone-throwing and continued for several days, leading to a strong police presence. Additionally, there were incidents of machine-breaking and wage-related unrest in Kent and Sussex during the same period.
In 1941 – intense bombing raids during the Blitz. Rationing was introduced, and conscription expanded.
Uranus Sagittarius square the UK Pluto: 1981 the Toxteth riots in inner-city Liverpool, which arose in part from long-standing tensions between the local police and the black community. They followed the Brixton riot earlier that year and were part of the 1981 England riots.
In 1897 – protests related to women’s rights and vaccinations. The Cambridge protest, fueled by opposition to women receiving university degrees, involved the public mutilation of a woman on a bicycle effigy and celebrations with confetti, fireworks, and other items.
Uranus in Virgo opposition the UK Pluto:
In 1961 protests and racial tensions, but no large-scale riots. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) organized marches, including one from Wethersfield to London.
In 1878 – the Bury and Blackburn riots, cotton mill workers’ protests over low wages, and the Bristol riots, triggered by the House of Lords rejecting the Reform Bill. The Bristol riots involved looting and burning of buildings, while the Bury and Blackburn riots saw workers attacking factories and homes.
On the basis of past experience 2026 looks to be a year when there will be social unrest and widespread demonstrations and possibly riots.