In the wake of the pound crash caused by Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous 'mini-budget,' the Liz Truss government has elected to bring in Mr Fix-it, Jeremy Hunt. Son of a naval officer, a former 'Cameroon,' and an advocate of so-called Compassionate Conservativism who can speak fluent Japanese and was once head boy of his school, Jeremy… Continue reading Jeremy Hunt: Axe Man or Tory Saviour?
Category: Brexit vote
Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea: 2019 Election Predictions
Many British voters will go the polls tomorrow feeling trapped in a no-win situation, forced to choose between the Devil and the deep blue sea. Unlike 2016, however, there are two major forces at work in the 2019 UK General Election - the trickster energy of Mercury and Neptune on one hand; but on the other, the emergence of strong and determined desire for major structural reform to the political system, on the other. Which one will win out? Read on to find out....
Halloween Brexit & the Spectre of Mercury Retrograde
Eye on Parliament: Prorogue High Court Judgement
Today at 10:30am BST, the High Court of the United Kingdom delivered its judgement on Boris Johnson's decision to suspend government, saying that it acted unlawfully. Can astrology offer us any insights into the consequences of this verdict and the forces at work behind the scenes in the Brexit-Boris melodrama?... HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT CHART Event… Continue reading Eye on Parliament: Prorogue High Court Judgement
Blonde Ambition: An Astrological Profile of Boris Johnson
As the stars foretold, Boris Johnson finally managed to fulfil his lifelong ambition of winning the keys to Number 10 Downing Street on 22 July 2019. Now, however, the question on everybody's lips is whether he will be able to hang onto them, or if, like David Cameron and Theresa May, he will become another… Continue reading Blonde Ambition: An Astrological Profile of Boris Johnson
Venus-Neptune & Brexit: Election Trap?
Yesterday, Boris Johnson lost his first vote in the House of Commons as UK prime Minister. Today, he says he will offer Jeremy Corbyn what he's been gagging for - an election. But is it, as Tony Blair warns, a trap? The stars, particularly today's Venus-Neptune opposition, suggest it may well be...However, there ARE solutions,… Continue reading Venus-Neptune & Brexit: Election Trap?
Rebel, Rebel – Boris the ProRogue PM
Boris Johnson has announced his intention to prorogue Parliament in a risky move designed to quash any rebellion from MPs over his intention to force through Brexit. He does so on the day of a bold and daring Mars-Uranus trine. UK and European politicians have already begun to express their outrage at this affront on… Continue reading Rebel, Rebel – Boris the ProRogue PM
Tory Leadership Race: Will Boris bag the Top Job?
He's not even in office yet and already the rebellion against his possible premiership has started. With voting now official closed, will Boris Johnson will finally realize his dream of becoming Prime Minister? What does this mean for Brexit? And more, importantly, with several ministers resigning/threatening to resign if he does take over from Theresa… Continue reading Tory Leadership Race: Will Boris bag the Top Job?
Brexit: Is the UK really in danger of breaking up?
A lot has happened in British politics in the last month. As Mercury turned retrograde for the last three weeks of March, things seesawed back and forth, catapaulting Parliament from one shambles into another, with the Prime Minister and the House of Commons vying for control over the Brexit process. Now, as the UK hurtles towards… Continue reading Brexit: Is the UK really in danger of breaking up?
Brexit: the Next Episode
What's the likely outcome of Mercury's next plot twist in the Brexit saga? A lot has happened in British politics since my last blog post just a week or two ago. Not only has Libran, Theresa May, backed down from her rather hardline stance at the beginning of last week, to be replaced by a… Continue reading Brexit: the Next Episode