UK Parliament Debates Neon Signs: A Last Stand For Real Craft

Gas-filled neon signs were debated in Parliament — seriously. And Yasmin Qureshi MP didn’t hold back. The UK’s neon trade is on life support with only 27 full-timers left.

Studios like ours at Smithers fight uphill against fake SEO-fluffed LED noodles.

At Smithers, we hand-bend every sign. It’s not mass-made. It’s not outsourced.

But algorithms don’t reward truth — only traffic.

She proposed a Neon Protection Act, legal certification, website; Read the Full Piece of writing, and public support — but Parliament responded with jokes and vague promises.

LED signs pretending to be neon? That’s like calling an air fryer a Michelin kitchen.

Craft. Don’t copy.