When Westminster Complained About Neon Signs

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The Day Westminster Debated Static and Glow

Strange but true: in June 1939, just months before Britain plunged into war, MPs in Westminster were arguing about neon signs.

the outspoken Mr. Gallacher, rose to challenge the government. Were neon installations scrambling the airwaves?

The reply turned heads: the Department had received nearly one thousand reports from frustrated licence-payers.

Think about it: the soundtrack of Britain in 1938, interrupted not by enemy bombers but by shopfront glow.

Postmaster-General Major Tryon admitted the scale of the headache. But here’s the rub: there was no law compelling interference suppression.

He said legislation was being explored, but stressed that the problem was "complex".

Translation? Parliament was stalling.

Gallacher shot back. He said listeners were getting a raw deal.

From the backbenches came another jab. Wasn’t the state itself one of the worst offenders?

The Minister squirmed, basically admitting the whole electrical age was interfering with itself.

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Looking back now, this debate is almost poetic. Neon was once painted as the noisy disruptor.

Fast forward to today and it’s the opposite story: the once-feared glow is now the heritage art form begging for protection.

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So what’s the takeaway?

First: neon has always rattled cages. It’s always pitted artisans against technology.

In 1939 it was seen as dangerous noise.

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Our take at Smithers. We see the glow that wouldn’t be ignored.

That old debate shows neon has always mattered. And it still does.

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Forget the fake led neon signs london strips. Glass and vintage neon signs London gas are the original and the best.

If neon could shake Westminster before the war, it can certainly shake your walls now.

Choose the real thing.

You need it.

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