As Keir Starmer sinks into a grey haze of his own making, and Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, looms as a credible replacement, the question is whether a leadership change would make much difference to the Labour Party’s fortunes ahead.
Keir Starmer’s Leadership chart, 4 April 2020 10.45am London is looking at its most unstable this year with tr Pluto square the Uranus from late March – which can indicate a topple-off- perch moment. Before then at the moment till mid February tr Pluto is conjunct the Mars which is trapped and frustrated. The Solar Arc Pluto will conjunct Saturn exact in 4 months, so unrelenting pressure will ramp up with no obvious relief in sight. Tr Pluto will return on and off till late 2027 squaring the Uranus so the wobbles will not go away.
The Labour Party, 12 February 1906 chart, looks doubly blocked at the moment with the Solar Arc Venus Sun conjunct the Pluto running for several months in effect. Late March into April tr Saturn conjunct the Mars and then square Uranus Neptune look like a run of setbacks for several weeks. Tensions will mount further from late June with tr Uranus square the LP party Saturn on and off into 2027; with a disheartening run of tr Neptune conjunct Mars and square Uranus and Neptune through 2027/28.
Andy Burnham, 7 January 1970, portrays himself as on the soft left of the Labour Party; and was former MP for nearly two decades and in Cabinet posts variously in Health, Culture and Media and Treasury. A Sun, Venus, Moon in Capricorn with Mars in Pisces, he has an up-and-down Jupiter in Scorpio opposition Saturn in Taurus; and an intense Mercury in Capricorn trine Pluto. Tr Pluto is square his Jupiter at the moment and on and off through this year which hints at an ambitious and confident push – but since it pulls on that tricky opposition to Saturn nothing is certain. It looks a jumpy, uncertain year for him.
His relationship chart with the Labour Party is essentially easier than Keir Starmer’s with a fair amount of friendly affection and none of the irritation that plagues Starmer’s chemistry with the LP.
Starmer’s personal chart, 2 September 1962, has been under unbearable pressure in recent times with the SA Sun Pluto conjunct his Neptune for devastating confusion last year and huis Solar Arc Mars conjunct his Sun Pluto this year which is calamitous. Late March into early April has a significant setback with tr Saturn square his Mars in Cancer; at the same time as tr Pluto picks up the conjunction to his Saturn in Aquarius which will make the next two years a really tough trek. As if that was not enough it will be followed in 2027/28 by failure-ridden tr Neptune square his Mars.
The man must be a glutton for punishment.
Starmer’s relationship chart with the Labour Party will be moving into ever more turbulent seas from mid February this year with tr Pluto square the Uranus, running on and off to late 2027. With a separating tr Uranus opposition the composite Sun from May this year onwards.
He must go at some point soon.
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