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Britain’s Pre-War Glow Problem

Strange but true: in June 1939, just months before Britain plunged into war, MPs in Westminster were arguing about neon signs.

Labour firebrand Gallacher, stood up and asked the Postmaster-General a peculiar but pressing question. Were neon installations scrambling the airwaves?

The figure was no joke: around a thousand complaints in 1938 alone.

Think about it: the soundtrack of Britain in 1938, interrupted not by enemy bombers but by shopfront glow.

Postmaster-General Major Tryon admitted the scale of the headache. But here’s the rub: there was no law compelling interference suppression.

He promised consultations were underway, but stressed that the problem was "complex".

In plain English: no fix any time soon.

Gallacher shot back. He said listeners were getting a raw deal.

Another MP raised the stakes. Wasn’t the state itself one of the worst offenders?

The Minister squirmed, admitting it made the matter "difficult" but offering no real solution.

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From today’s vantage, it feels rich with irony. Back then, neon was the tech menace keeping people up at night.

Jump ahead eight decades and the roles have flipped: the once-feared glow is now the heritage art form begging for protection.

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Why does it matter?

London neon signs has never been neutral. It’s always forced society to decide what kind of light it wants.

Now it’s dismissed as retro fluff.

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Our take at Smithers. We see the glow that wouldn’t be ignored.

So, yes, old is gold. And it always will.

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Forget the fake LED strips. Real neon has been debated in Parliament for nearly a century.

If neon got MPs shouting in 1939, it deserves a place in your space today.

Choose craft.

You need it.

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