On the 12th of June the Conservative MP David Davis resigned and triggered a by-election, intending to contest it on the issue of the Labour government's continuing and drastic erosion of civil liberties and human rights. This was a surprise move in the political arena, but then in an environment where virtually no-one is prepared to stand up for what the UK supposedly stands for by tradition, constitution and cultural values, it's only natural that everyone tries to get him to sit back down (irrespective of whether or not David is genuine about our human rights).
On the day he resigned the Sun was conjunct Venus (planet of fairness and justice), both in square with Uranus (planet of liberty and human rights). The square aspect is an aspect of potential crisis, or crunch time, where one thing goes head-to-head with another and there is a tussle. This occurred in the larger context of Uranus's sextile with Jupiter, planet of law and of free movement, with Jupiter almost exactly to the minute conjunct David's Mars, the planet of contests, of going it alone, and of - at its best - throwing down the gauntlet and standing up for what's right, the heroic battle against fierce opponents and destructive forces.
David was born when the Sun was directly opposite Uranus, so he's genuine at least in that Uranian issues are at the core of his life, his focus, and his identity, which is what the Sun represents. To use this aspect on the highest level he should indeed shine light on (the Sun) these issues of liberty and reform (both are Uranus-associated issues).
The by-election is expected to be held in July, with the most likely date being the 10th. On that date, the Sun and Uranus will be at another key stage in their cycle: they will be in trine aspect. So if it does go ahead then, the whole thing will be in tune with the Sun-Uranus cycle.
In the last election Davis came 1st with the Liberal Democrat candidate coming second. The Labour party's candidate trailed very far behind, so Labour aren't expected to win, and at the time of writing the party still hasn't confirmed that it will definitely contest the seat. The Liberal Democrats have confirmed that they won't stand against Davis.
Here's a link to an article published on the Astrology for the 21st Century web site in May 2005 discussing David's birth chart:
http://astrology21.co.uk/c1daviddavis.html
And here is a link to an article, published early in 2007, on the same web site about the astrological correlates in the development of Western human rights concepts:
