Ilse Badger

The Night Westminster Glowed Neon 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 rose to defend neon’s honour. Her argument was simple but fierce: glass and gas neon is an art form, and the market is being flooded with false neon pretenders. She declared without hesitation: only gas-filled glass earns the name neon—everything else is marketing spin.

Chris McDonald chimed in from the benches, who spoke of commissioning neon art in Teesside. There was cross-party nodding; everyone loves a glow. Numbers told the story. The craft has dwindled from hundreds to barely two dozen. The pipeline of skill is about to close forever. The idea of a certification mark or British Standard was floated. Enter Jim Shannon, DUP, armed with market forecasts, pointing out that neon is an expanding industry. The glow also means serious money.

The government’s man on the mic was Chris Bryant. Even ministers can’t help glowing wordplay, and Madam Deputy Speaker shot back with "sack them". But underneath the banter was a serious nod. He highlighted neon as both commerce and culture: from God’s Own Junkyard’s riot of colour. He said neon’s eco-reputation is unfairly maligned. Where’s the fight? 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 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, every bar front to glow with the same plastic LED sameness? At Smithers, we know the answer: authentic glow beats plastic glow every time. Parliament literally debated neon heritage.

No Act has passed—yet, the case has been made. 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. When you want true glow—glass, gas, and craft—come to the source. The fight for neon is on.

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