MPs Argue Over Real Neon Vs Fake Plastic

Normally Westminster is snooze city. Budgets, policy jargon, same old speeches. Yet last spring, MPs went rogue — because they debated neon signs. Yasmin Qureshi, Labour MP went all-in defending real neon. She called out the fakes. Her line? Stop calling plastic junk neon. Hard truth. Neon is culture, not a gimmick. Chris McDonald piled in who bragged about neon art in Teesside. Even the Tories nodded.

Then came the killer numbers: from hundreds, only a handful remain. Zero pipeline. Without protection, the craft dies. She floated certification marks. Protect the name. Then Jim Shannon got involved. He talked money. Growth at 7.5% yearly. His point: neon is a future industry. Last word came from Chris Bryant. He made glowing jokes. He got roasted for dad jokes. But between the lines, the government was paying attention.

He listed neon legends: Walthamstow Stadium. He fought the eco smear. So what’s the fight? Simple: plastic strips are sold as neon. Craft gets crushed. Think Cornish pasties. If labels matter, signs deserve honesty too. This was identity. Do we erase 100 years of glow for neon lights for sale LED strips? We’ll keep it blunt: plastic is trash. The Commons got its glow-up. No law yet, the fight’s begun.

If MPs can fight for neon, so can you. Bin the fakes. Back the craft.


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