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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;When &lt;/del&gt;Neon Signs &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Crashed the Airwaves&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Cast your mind back&lt;/del&gt;: &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the eve of World War II&lt;/del&gt;, a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;nervous country holding its breath&lt;/del&gt;. Radios – &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;better known as &amp;quot;&lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;wireless&amp;quot; &lt;/del&gt;– were &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;central to daily life&lt;/del&gt;. Churchill &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was still waiting in &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;wings&lt;/del&gt;, but the air was thick with tension. And &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in the middle of it all&lt;/del&gt;, Westminster &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;found itself tangled up in neon&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Yes, neon – the glitter of [https://telegra.ph/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Fixing&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Up&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Mind&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Starts-at&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Home&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;How&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Neon&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Signs&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Can&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Support-Mens-Mental&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Health&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;07&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;29 LED light artwork &lt;/del&gt;London]’s nightlife. Shiny scripts and glowing facades &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;messed with people’s radios&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;alt=&amp;quot;mens bedroom ideas neon signs masculine bedroom ideas aviator aviation chrome shiny superking bed wow bedroom design&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Complaints by the Thousand &lt;/del&gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Mr. Gallacher, MP, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;stood up to grill &lt;/del&gt;the Postmaster-General: how many complaints had the government received about neon signs wrecking radio broadcasts? The reply: &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;nearly 1,000 over the course of 1938&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Let that sink in&lt;/del&gt;: listeners across the land certain shopfronts were wrecking their dance bands.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Whitehall’s Dilemma  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Major Tryon, Postmaster-General, acknowledged it was a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;complex affair&lt;/del&gt;. Neon signs &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;were causing interference&lt;/del&gt;, but &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the government had &lt;/del&gt;no &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;power &lt;/del&gt;to force shop owners to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;install filters&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;A few attached filters to their neon&lt;/del&gt;, but &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;nothing was binding&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Minister &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;promised &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was under review&lt;/del&gt;, but &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;brushed it off as &amp;quot;a problem of great &lt;/del&gt;complexity&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/del&gt;. Translation: everyone was pointing fingers.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;MPs Pile On  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gallacher &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pressed harder&lt;/del&gt;: &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;listeners paid their dues&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;yet heard interference &lt;/del&gt;instead of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;news&lt;/del&gt;. Shouldn’t the government &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;step in&lt;/del&gt;?  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Mr. Poole &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;added his voice&lt;/del&gt;: leave shop signs aside – wasn’t the Central Electricity Board &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;responsible&lt;/del&gt;, with &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;electric wires &lt;/del&gt;humming through the land?  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Tryon &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;mumbled a non-answer&lt;/del&gt;, calling it &amp;quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;part of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;complication&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;quot; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Meaning&lt;/del&gt;: &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;everything was interfering with everything else&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;What &lt;/del&gt;It &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Tells Us &lt;/del&gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Seen today&lt;/del&gt;, this &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;quirky argument reminds us &lt;/del&gt;neon signs were once &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;literally strong enough to scramble radios&lt;/del&gt;. In 1939,  neon &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sign signs &lt;/del&gt;neon &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;represented modernity &lt;/del&gt;– and it &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;made politicians nervous&lt;/del&gt;.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Wireless was untouchable, neon &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;played &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;rebel&lt;/del&gt;, and Parliament was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;stuck &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;noise&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Smithers’ Spin &lt;/del&gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Eighty-five years later, the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tables have turned&lt;/del&gt;. Back then, neon &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;noisy menace&lt;/del&gt;. Today, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it’s a dying craft&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pushed aside by cheap imitations&lt;/del&gt;, while MPs argue about preservation.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;But whether &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the past &lt;/del&gt;or &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;now&lt;/del&gt;, one truth &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;remains&lt;/del&gt;: neon always grabs attention. It commands notice – &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in Parliament &lt;/del&gt;or in your living room.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;So &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;next time &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;hear static&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;think back to when &lt;/del&gt;neon &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;jammed the nation&lt;/del&gt;. And &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;today they’re &lt;/del&gt;still &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;lighting stories&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;How &lt;/ins&gt;Neon Signs &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Sparked a Radio Crisis in 1939&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Imagine it&lt;/ins&gt;: &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;It’s June 1939&lt;/ins&gt;, a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;jittery nation bracing for conflict&lt;/ins&gt;. Radios – the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;heartbeat of the home &lt;/ins&gt;– were &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;everywhere&lt;/ins&gt;. Churchill &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;hadn’t taken &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;top job&lt;/ins&gt;, but the air was thick with tension. And &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;right at that moment&lt;/ins&gt;, Westminster &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;argued about glowing adverts&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Yes, neon – the glitter of [https://telegra.ph/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Secret&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Comeback&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Neon&lt;/ins&gt;--&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Why&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Designers&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Still&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Love&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Glow&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;09&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;13 custom wall glow &lt;/ins&gt;London]’s nightlife. Shiny scripts and glowing facades &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;scrambled the nation’s broadcasts&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;alt=&amp;quot;mens bedroom ideas neon signs masculine bedroom ideas aviator aviation chrome shiny superking bed wow bedroom design&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;A Static Uprising &lt;/ins&gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Mr. Gallacher, MP, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;challenged &lt;/ins&gt;the Postmaster-General: how many complaints had the government received about neon signs wrecking radio broadcasts? The reply: &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;around a thousand in just one year&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Picture it&lt;/ins&gt;: listeners across the land certain shopfronts were wrecking their dance bands.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Whitehall’s Dilemma  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Major Tryon, Postmaster-General, acknowledged it was a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;messy business&lt;/ins&gt;. Neon signs &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;clearly messed with broadcasts&lt;/ins&gt;, but &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;there was &lt;/ins&gt;no &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;legal lever &lt;/ins&gt;to force shop owners to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;take action&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Some business owners fitted &amp;quot;suppression devices&amp;quot;&lt;/ins&gt;, but &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they didn’t have to&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Minister &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;said the Wireless Telegraphy Bill would address &lt;/ins&gt;it, but &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;dodged with vague words about &lt;/ins&gt;complexity. Translation: everyone was pointing fingers.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;MPs Pile On  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gallacher &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;demanded action&lt;/ins&gt;: &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;citizens were paying licence fees&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;but got static &lt;/ins&gt;instead of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;swing&lt;/ins&gt;. Shouldn’t the government &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sort it out&lt;/ins&gt;?  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Mr. Poole &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;weighed in too&lt;/ins&gt;: leave shop signs aside – wasn’t the Central Electricity Board &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to blame&lt;/ins&gt;, with &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;power lines &lt;/ins&gt;humming through the land?  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Tryon &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sidestepped&lt;/ins&gt;, calling it &amp;quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;another factor in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;mess&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;quot; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In plain English&lt;/ins&gt;: &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;neon, cables, and broadcasts tangled together&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Why &lt;/ins&gt;It &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Matters &lt;/ins&gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Looking back&lt;/ins&gt;, this &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;dusty debate proves &lt;/ins&gt;neon signs were once &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;so powerful they rattled the airwaves&lt;/ins&gt;. In 1939,  neon &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;lights &lt;/ins&gt;neon &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was the glowing upstart &lt;/ins&gt;– and it &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;terrified Westminster&lt;/ins&gt;.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Wireless was untouchable, neon &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;flashy upstart&lt;/ins&gt;, and Parliament was &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;caught &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;static&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Our View &lt;/ins&gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Eighty-five years later, the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;irony is rich&lt;/ins&gt;. Back then, neon &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;took &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;blame&lt;/ins&gt;. Today, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;true neon struggles&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;drowned under LED knock-offs&lt;/ins&gt;, while MPs argue about preservation.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;But whether &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;wartime Britain &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;today&lt;/ins&gt;, one truth &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;never changes&lt;/ins&gt;: neon always grabs attention. It commands notice – &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on the streets &lt;/ins&gt;or in your living room.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;So &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;whenever &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;catch a buzz&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;remember &lt;/ins&gt;neon &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;once stopped Britain in its tracks&lt;/ins&gt;. And &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; neon lights neon they &lt;/ins&gt;still &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;blaze on&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;ページの作成:「When Neon Signs Crashed the Airwaves&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Cast your mind back: the eve of World War II, a nervous country holding its breath. Radios – better known as &amp;quot;the wireless&amp;quot;…」&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;新規ページ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;When Neon Signs Crashed the Airwaves&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Cast your mind back: the eve of World War II, a nervous country holding its breath. Radios – better known as &amp;quot;the wireless&amp;quot; – were central to daily life. Churchill was still waiting in the wings, but the air was thick with tension. And in the middle of it all, Westminster found itself tangled up in neon.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Yes, neon – the glitter of [https://telegra.ph/Fixing-Up-the-Mind-Starts-at-Home-How-Neon-Signs-Can-Support-Mens-Mental-Health-07-29 LED light artwork London]’s nightlife. Shiny scripts and glowing facades messed with people’s radios.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;alt=&amp;quot;mens bedroom ideas neon signs masculine bedroom ideas aviator aviation chrome shiny superking bed wow bedroom design&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Complaints by the Thousand  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Mr. Gallacher, MP, stood up to grill the Postmaster-General: how many complaints had the government received about neon signs wrecking radio broadcasts? The reply: nearly 1,000 over the course of 1938.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Let that sink in: listeners across the land certain shopfronts were wrecking their dance bands.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Whitehall’s Dilemma  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Major Tryon, Postmaster-General, acknowledged it was a complex affair. Neon signs were causing interference, but the government had no power to force shop owners to install filters. A few attached filters to their neon, but nothing was binding.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Minister promised it was under review, but brushed it off as &amp;quot;a problem of great complexity&amp;quot;. Translation: everyone was pointing fingers.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;MPs Pile On  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gallacher pressed harder: listeners paid their dues, yet heard interference instead of news. Shouldn’t the government step in?  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Mr. Poole added his voice: leave shop signs aside – wasn’t the Central Electricity Board responsible, with electric wires humming through the land?  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Tryon mumbled a non-answer, calling it &amp;quot;part of the complication.&amp;quot; Meaning: everything was interfering with everything else.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;What It Tells Us  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Seen today, this quirky argument reminds us neon signs were once literally strong enough to scramble radios. In 1939,  neon sign signs neon represented modernity – and it made politicians nervous.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Wireless was untouchable, neon played the rebel, and Parliament was stuck in the noise.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Smithers’ Spin  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Eighty-five years later, the tables have turned. Back then, neon was the noisy menace. Today, it’s a dying craft, pushed aside by cheap imitations, while MPs argue about preservation.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;But whether the past or now, one truth remains: neon always grabs attention. It commands notice – in Parliament or in your living room.  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;So next time you hear static, think back to when neon jammed the nation. And today they’re still lighting stories.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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