When Neon Stormed Westminster
Few debates in Parliament ever shine as bright as the one about neon signage. But on a spring night in the Commons, Britain’s lawmakers did just that.
Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi took the floor to champion the endangered craft of glass-bent neon. Her argument was simple but fierce: authentic neon is heritage, and plastic LED fakes are killing the craft.
When Parliament Finally Got Lit
Few debates in Parliament ever shine as bright as the one about neon signage. But on a unexpected session after 10pm, Britain’s lawmakers did just that.
the formidable Ms Qureshi stood up and lit the place up with a speech defending neon sign makers. Her argument was simple but fierce: authentic neon is heritage, and cheap LED impostors are strangling it.
Few debates in Parliament ever shine as bright as the one about neon signage. But on a unexpected session after 10pm, Britain’s lawmakers did just that.
the formidable Ms Qureshi stood up and lit the place up with a speech defending neon sign makers. Her argument was simple but fierce: authentic neon is heritage, and cheap LED impostors are strangling it.
The Night Westminster Glowed Neon
You expect tax codes and foreign policy, not MPs waxing lyrical about glowing tubes of gas. But on a unexpected session after 10pm, Britain’s lawmakers did just that.
Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi took the floor to champion the endangered craft of glass-bent neon. Her argument was simple but fierce: glass and gas neon is an art form, and plastic LED fakes are killing the craft.
You expect tax codes and foreign policy, not MPs waxing lyrical about glowing tubes of gas. But on a unexpected session after 10pm, Britain’s lawmakers did just that.
Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi took the floor to champion the endangered craft of glass-bent neon. Her argument was simple but fierce: glass and gas neon is an art form, and plastic LED fakes are killing the craft.