Neon In The Halls Of Power: Why Westminster Finally Talked About Real Neon
The Night Westminster Glowed Neon 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 took the floor to champion the endangered craft of glass-bent neon. Her pitch was sharp, clear, and glowing: authentic neon is heritage, and the market is being flooded with false neon pretenders.
She reminded the House: £30 LED strips do not belong in the same sentence as neon craftsmanship. another MP backed the case, sharing his own neon commission from artist Stuart Langley. The mood in the chamber was almost electric—pun intended. Facts gave weight to the emotion. Only 27 full-time neon glass benders remain in the UK. There are zero new apprentices. Qureshi called for a Neon Signs Protection Act. Enter Jim Shannon, DUP, armed with market forecasts, 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, and Madam Deputy Speaker shot back with "sack them". But underneath the banter was a serious nod. Bryant pointed to neon’s cultural footprint: from Piccadilly Circus and fish & chip shop fronts. He stressed neon lasts longer than LED when maintained. So what’s the issue? The danger is real: consumers are being duped into thinking LEDs are the real thing. That hurts artisans.
If food has to be labelled honestly, why not signs?. If it’s not distilled in Scotland, it’s not Scotch. What flickered in Westminster wasn’t bureaucracy but identity. Do we want every high street, every bedroom wall, neon lights every bar front to glow with the same plastic LED sameness? We’re biased, but we’re right: authentic glow beats plastic glow every time. The Commons had its glow-up. No Act has passed—yet, the case has been made.
If neon can reach Westminster, it can reach your living room. Bin the plastic pretenders. Your space deserves the real deal, not mass-produced mediocrity. The fight for neon is on.
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