Let’s be honest, the Commons is dull most nights. Budgets, neon signs that are real glass policy jargon, same old speeches. But recently, things got weird — because they lit up over glowing tubes. Ms Qureshi herself lit the place up defending real neon. She blasted the plastic pretenders. Her line? Stop calling plastic junk neon. Clear argument. Neon is heritage, not some strip light fad. Chris McDonald piled in who bragged about neon art in Teesside. Even the Tories nodded. Then came the killer numbers: from hundreds, only a handful remain.

Zero pipeline. The glow goes out. She called for law like Harris Tweed or Champagne. Save the skill. Out of nowhere, DUP’s Jim Shannon chimed in. He dropped stats. Growth at 7.5% yearly. His point: heritage and profit can mix. Minister Bryant wrapped it up. He cracked neon puns. He got roasted for dad jokes. But underneath the banter, he admitted neon mattered. He name-dropped icons: Tracey Emin’s art.

He even argued neon lasts longer than LED. Why all this noise? Simple: consumers are being conned. Heritage vanishes. Think Cornish pasties. If those are protected, signs deserve honesty too. This wasn’t just politics. Do we erase 100 years of glow for LED strips? Smithers says no: real neon rules. The Commons got its glow-up. Still just debate, the case is made. If MPs can fight for high-quality neon lights neon, so can you. Bin the fakes. Choose neon.