Westminster Sparks Neon Debate — Will Real Glow Survive

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

From the Smithers Journal

Earlier this year, when everyone else was bingeing reruns, Westminster lit up. the debate turned neon, calling out the flood of fakes.

Yep — neon wall sign - telegra.ph - made it to Parliament.
And it wasn’t PR fluff.
It was a heartfelt defence of craft.

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�� Gas, Glass, and Grit — The Real Deal
Yasmin spelled it out:

Only less than thirty full-time glass benders still working in the UK. That’s a craft on life support.

Real neon is being drowned by cheap silicone tubes, neon lights neon sold as the "real thing".

And neon signs neon Google? Stuffed with algorithm-friendly fluff. Search "neon sign" and find 800 of the same tapeworm signs.

�� Static in the System
It’s not just LED tubes — it’s everything.

Keywords are flooded.
Small studios like Neon Creations are drowned without ad spend.

At Smithers, we’re in the fight:
We still fill with gas. No shortcuts, no imports. But the internet doesn’t care.

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�� What Parliament Could Do (But Won’t)
Qureshi demanded:

- A legal definition of neon with rules and protections
- Craft regulation
- Support for studios

But what the Minister replied?

Lip service.
Sympathy without action.
No legislation, no funding, no future.

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�� Here’s the Truth
If it’s not filled with fire, it doesn’t count.

LED "neon" = fake.
Calling it neon? a con job.

�� What We’re Doing
At Smithers, we fight on.
We bend glass, burn fingers, and light spaces.

Want the real thing? Skip the LED landfill. Come to Smithers.

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✊ Closing Crackle
The world doesn’t need plastic tapeworms.
It needs gas-filled artistry.

So Parliament, make it law not lip service.

Because if Smithers folds, all you’ll get is glue and silicone.

�� Gas + glass or nothing.
�� Protect the artistry.