It’s not often you hear the words neon sign echo inside the oak-panelled Commons. Normally it’s pensions, budgets, foreign affairs, not MPs waxing lyrical about glowing tubes of gas. But on a unexpected Commons session, best real neon signs Britain’s lawmakers did just that. Labour’s Yasmin Qureshi stood tall to back neon craftsmen. Her argument was simple: neon bending is an art form, and plastic pretenders are killing the craft.

She told MPs straight: £30 LED strips don’t deserve the name neon. Chris McDonald backed her with his own support. Even the sceptics were glowing. Facts carried the weight. The pipeline of skills is collapsing. No apprentices are being trained. The push was for best neon lights protection like Harris Tweed or Champagne. Surprisingly, the DUP had neon fever too. He brought the numbers, saying the global neon market could hit $3.3bn by 2031.

His message was simple: heritage can earn money. The government’s Chris Bryant wrapped up. He couldn’t resist glowing wordplay, getting teased by Madam Deputy Speaker. But beneath the jokes was recognition. He reminded MPs of Britain’s glow: the riot of God’s Own Junkyard. He said neon’s eco record is unfairly maligned. So why the debate? Because consumers are duped daily. That wipes out heritage. Think Scotch whisky. If tweed is legally defined, then neon deserves truth in labelling.

It wasn’t bureaucracy, it was identity. Do we want every wall to glow with the same plastic sameness? We’re biased but right: gas and glass win every time. So yes, Westminster literally debated neon. No law has passed yet, but the glow is alive. If they can debate glow in Westminster, you can light up your bar. Skip the fakes. Bring the authentic glow.