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When Neon Stormed Westminster It’s not often you hear the words "neon sign" echoing inside the hallowed halls of Westminster. But on a late evening in May 2025, Britain’s lawmakers did just that. the formidable Ms Qureshi stood up and lit the place up with a speech defending neon sign makers. Her argument was simple but fierce: authentic neon is heritage, and cheap LED impostors are strangling it. She hammered the point: if it isn’t glass bent by hand and filled with neon or argon, it isn’t neon.

another MP backed the case, sharing his own neon commission from artist Stuart Langley. The mood in the chamber was almost electric—pun intended. The stats hit hard. Only 27 full-time neon glass benders remain in the UK. The pipeline of skill is about to close forever. She pushed for law to protect the word "neon" the way Harris Tweed is legally protected. Even the DUP’s Jim Shannon joined in, armed with market forecasts, noting global neon growth at 7.5% a year.

His point: there’s room for craft and commerce to thrive together. Then came Chris Bryant, the Minister for Creative Industries. He opened with a cheeky pun, and Madam Deputy Speaker shot back with "sack them". Jokes aside, he was listening. He reminded MPs that neon is etched into Britain’s memory: from Walthamstow Stadium’s listed sign. He said neon’s eco-reputation is unfairly maligned. Where’s the fight? The glow is fading: retailers blur the lines by calling LED neon.

That hurts artisans. Think of it like whisky or champagne. If it’s not distilled in Scotland, it’s not Scotch. 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? At Smithers, we know the answer: real neon matters. Parliament literally debated neon heritage. No Act has passed—yet, the campaign is alive.

If they can debate neon with a straight face in Parliament, then maybe it’s time your walls got the real thing. Skip the LED wannabes. If you want authentic neon, handmade the way it’s meant to be, you know where to find it. Parliament’s been lit—now it’s your turn.