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When Neon Hit Parliament’s Agenda — and LEDs Loomed Large

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In recent months, as half the nation sipped Aldi rosé, Westminster lit up. Yasmin Qureshi MP put neon on the table, calling out the flood of fakes.

Yep — neon signage hit the House of Commons.
And it wasn’t PR fluff.
It was a Commons speech with bite.

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The Dying Craft Behind the Glow
Yasmin spelled it out:

Only 27 full-time glass benders keeping the flame alive. That’s less than a football squad.

Real neon is being swamped by LED pretenders, marketed as craft.

And Google? Overrun by factory-made fakes. Search "neon sign" and watch the LED flood.

The Real Problem
It’s not just cheap signs — it’s everything.

Keywords are flooded.
Small studios like Neon Creations get buried alive.

At Smithers, we’ve seen it firsthand:
We make real glass neon. No shortcuts, no imports. But Google rewards clones.

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The Wish List vs Reality
Qureshi demanded:

- A legal definition of neon with rules and protections
- Neon Protection Act
- Training and apprenticeships

But what came back?

Lip service.
A Bob Marley quote.
No bans, no money, no protection.

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Let’s Get Real
If it’s not hand-bent tubes, it’s not neon.

LED "neon" = lazy.
Calling it neon sign neon? a con job.

Smithers’ Stand
At Smithers, we fight on.
We craft signs that last decades.

Want the real thing? Don’t trust the fakes. Find us.

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✊ Final Glow-Down
The world doesn’t need fake glow.
It needs craft, fire, and real neon.

So MPs, make it law not lip service.

Because if artisans give up, neon sign neon the last neon you buy will be plastic.

Real neon forever.
Respect the flame.