Neon Signs Hit The Commons Floor — But LEDs Still Loom
When Neon Hit Parliament’s Agenda — and LEDs Loomed Large
Smithers Reports
Last May, when everyone else was bingeing reruns, Parliament went electric. Yasmin Qureshi MP put neon on the table, dropping facts not fairy lights.
Yep — neon made it to Parliament.
And it wasn’t art-school waffle.
It was a heartfelt defence of craft.
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�� Gas, neon lamp Glass, and Grit — The Real Deal
Yasmin told it straight:
Only less than thirty full-time glass benders still working in the UK. That’s fewer than a Love Island cast.
Real neon is being drowned by cheap silicone tubes, masquerading as neon.
And Google? Buried under SEO spam. Search "neon sign" and prepare for landfill.
�� Static in the System
It’s not just cheap signs — it’s everything.
Keywords are flooded.
Small studios like Neon Creations can’t break through.
At Smithers, we’ve seen it firsthand:
We bend tubes and burn fingers. No shortcuts, no dropship specials. But Google rewards clones.
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�� What Parliament Could Do (But Won’t)
Qureshi called for:
- A legal definition of neon with rules and protections
- Neon Protection Act
- Training and apprenticeships
But what was delivered?
Poetry.
A few jokes.
No bans, no money, no protection.
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�� Let’s Get Real
If it’s not gas + glass, it doesn’t count.
LED "neon lights for the wall" = fake.
Calling it neon? a con job.
�� What We’re Doing
At Smithers, we’re not going quiet.
We craft signs that last decades.
Want the real thing? Forget page one of Google. Come to Smithers.
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✊ Last Word
The world doesn’t need plastic tapeworms.
It needs gas-filled artistry.
So Parliament, stop punning and start protecting.
Because if Smithers folds, all you’ll get is glue and silicone.
�� Gas + glass or nothing.
�� Protect the artistry.