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The Day Westminster Debated Static and Glow <br><br>Looking back, it feels surreal: while Europe braced for Hitler’s advance, MPs in Westminster were arguing about neon signs. <br><br>Labour firebrand Gallacher, rose to challenge the government. Was Britain’s brand-new glow tech ruining the nation’s favourite pastime – radio? <br><br>The answer was astonishing for the time: the Department had received nearly one thousand reports from frustrated licence-payers. <br><br>Imagine it: [http://www.sunti-apairach.com/nakhonchum1/index.php?name=webboard&file=read&id=1001389 modern sign makers UK] listeners straining to catch news bulletins, drowned out by the hum of glowing adverts on the high street. <br><br>Major Tryon confessed the problem was real. But here’s the rub: the government had no legal power to force neon owners to fix it. <br><br>He promised consultations were underway, but stressed that the problem was "complex". <br><br>Which meant: more static for listeners. <br><br>Gallacher shot back. People were paying licence fees, he argued, and they deserved a clear signal. <br><br>Another MP raised the stakes. If neon was a culprit, weren’t cables buzzing across the land just as guilty? <br><br>The Postmaster-General ducked the blow, admitting it made the matter "difficult" but offering no real solution. <br><br>--- <br><br>From today’s vantage, it feels rich with irony. Neon was once painted as the noisy disruptor. <br><br>Jump ahead eight decades and the roles have flipped: neon is the endangered craft fighting for survival, while plastic LED fakes flood the market. <br><br>--- <br><br>So what’s the takeaway? <br><br>First: neon has always rattled cages. From crashing radios to clashing with LED, it’s always been about authenticity vs convenience. <br><br>Second: every era misjudges neon. <br><br>--- <br><br>Our take at Smithers. We see the glow that wouldn’t be ignored. <br><br>That old debate shows neon has always mattered. And that’s why we keep bending glass and filling it with gas today. <br><br>--- <br><br>Ignore the buzzwords of "LED neon". Glass and gas are the original and the best. <br><br>If neon could jam the nation’s radios in 1939, it can sure as hell light your lounge, office, or storefront in 2025. <br><br>Choose craft. <br><br>You need it. <br><br>---