Whilst for years it's been assumed that Gordon Brown would simply be 'baton-passed' the Prime Minister's job by Tony Blair in a 'coronation', it's astrologically by no means assured. In fact, Brown could well be the Prince Charles to Blair's Queen, apparently destined never to inherit the throne.
Brown's chart does have some leadership/authority links to the Labour party's chart - that much is obvious, otherwise he wouldn't be where he is now - however they're not as strong as Blair's.
Brown's transits are also not indicative of someone about to assume power. The current Saturn-Neptune opposition links with Brown's Pluto, just as it does in Blair's chart, and this can symbolise power slipping through someone's fingers.
A Uranus transit to Brown's Jupiter suggests reversals of fortune, however there's no telling which way the reversal might go. This transit has been within orb from April to September 2006, and will be within orb again throughout 2007 and into 2008.
Backtracking slightly, at the end of August and beginning of September this year, when the latest Blair leadership crisis broke and Brown was pictured leaving Downing Street with a rather large smile on his face, transiting Mars was exactly opposite Gordon's Mars. Mars opposition Mars is renowned for battles of wills, running out of patience, flare-ups, and fierce rivalry. And this, all within the larger context of transiting Pluto square Brown's Mars, symbolising intense will-power being focused on ambitions and the compelling need to get ahead. This latter aspect is within orb until the end of November 2006.
Throughout November and December 2006 Gordon is likely to feel in the mood to push forward with his plans, and chance his luck. By January 2007 his impatience could boil over, and around 23rd January 2007 his desire to be 'top dog' is very likely to reach a peak, as is his willingness to fight for the position. This is therefore a date to watch, particularly as a simultaneous transit of Mars to Brown's Uranus suggests a short-fuse, an intolerance of delays, sudden and bold acts, and a refusal to toe the line.
February 2007 is another strong month for Gordon, and come March and April he will be positively brimming with the desire to take charge. May has some brakes to place on his drive forwards, but the period through to June and July looks pretty favourable, overall, for moving ahead with his goals and wishes.
August to October 2007 - i.e. the latest time when Blair is supposed to leave office - holds the potential for disappointments and testing times, with limits placed on Brown's capacity to realise his potential in the way that he wants, as Saturn transits opposite his Sun. This does not preclude the assumption of authority, but it needs to be seen within the larger context of the information outlined above.
