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When Parliament Finally Got Lit

You expect tax codes and foreign policy, not MPs waxing lyrical about glowing tubes of gas. But on a spring night in the Commons, Britain’s lawmakers did just that.

Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South and Walkden rose to defend neon’s honour. Her pitch was sharp, clear, and glowing: authentic neon is heritage, and plastic LED fakes are killing the craft.

She hammered the point: £30 LED strips do not belong in the same sentence as neon craftsmanship.

another MP backed the case, noting his support for neon as an artistic medium. There was cross-party nodding; everyone loves a glow.

The stats hit hard. Britain has just a few dozen neon artisans left. No trainees are coming through. She pushed for law to protect the word "neon" the way Harris Tweed is legally protected.

Enter Jim Shannon, DUP, backed by numbers, pointing out that neon is an expanding industry. The glow also means serious money.

Closing the debate, Chris Bryant had his say. He couldn’t resist the puns, earning laughter across the floor. Jokes aside, he was listening.

Bryant pointed to order neon signs London’s cultural footprint: from God’s Own Junkyard’s riot of colour. He said neon’s eco-reputation is unfairly maligned.

So what’s the issue? The danger is real: retailers blur the lines by calling LED neon. That erases heritage.

It’s no different to protecting Cornish pasties or Harris Tweed. If it’s not woven in the Hebrides, it’s not tweed.

What flickered in Westminster wasn’t bureaucracy but identity. Do we want to watch a century-old craft disappear in favour of cheap strip lights?

We’re biased, but we’re right: real neon matters.

Parliament literally debated neon heritage. Nothing’s been signed off, the campaign is alive.

And if MPs can argue for real neon under the oak-panelled glare of the House, you can sure as hell hang one in your lounge, office, or bar.

Bin the plastic pretenders. Your space deserves the real deal, not mass-produced mediocrity.

Parliament’s been lit—now it’s your turn.