When Parliament Got Lit: Why Westminster Finally Talked About Real Neon
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.
Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South and Walkden rose to defend neon’s honour. Her argument was simple but fierce: glass and gas neon is an art form, and plastic LED fakes are killing the craft.
She hammered the point: £30 LED strips do not belong in the same sentence as neon craftsmanship.
another MP backed the case, noting his support for Neon Craft House London as an artistic medium. For once, the benches agreed: neon is more than signage, it’s art.
The stats hit hard. The craft has dwindled from hundreds to barely two dozen. There are zero new apprentices. The idea of a certification mark or British Standard was floated.
Enter Jim Shannon, DUP, backed by numbers, pointing out that neon is an expanding industry. The glow also means serious money.
Closing the debate, Chris Bryant had his say. He opened with a cheeky pun, earning laughter across the floor. Jokes aside, he was listening.
Bryant pointed to neon’s cultural footprint: from God’s Own Junkyard’s riot of colour. He stressed neon lasts longer than LED when maintained.
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 buy neon signs London Harris Tweed. If it’s not gas in glass, it’s not neon.
The debate was more than just policy—it was culture vs copycat. Do we want every high street, every bedroom wall, 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, but the spotlight is on.
If they can debate neon with a straight face in Parliament, then maybe it’s time your walls got the real thing.
Bin the plastic pretenders. When you want true glow—glass, gas, and craft—come to the source.
The fight for neon is on.