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When Neon Crashed the Airwaves <br><br>Strange but true: in June 1939, just months before Britain plunged into war, the House of Commons was debating glowing shopfronts. <br><br>Gallacher, never one to mince words, demanded answers from the Postmaster-General. Were neon installations scrambling the airwaves? <br><br>The reply turned heads: the Department had received nearly one thousand reports from frustrated licence-payers. <br><br>Picture it: listeners straining to catch news bulletins, drowned out by the hum of glowing adverts on the high street. <br><br>The Minister in charge didn’t deny it. The snag was this: shopkeepers could volunteer to add suppression devices, but they couldn’t be forced. <br><br>He said legislation was being explored, but stressed that the problem was "complex". <br><br>In plain English: no fix any time soon. <br><br>Gallacher pressed harder. He said listeners were getting a raw deal. <br><br>Mr. Poole piled in too. Wasn’t the state itself one of the worst offenders? <br><br>The Postmaster-General ducked the blow, saying yes, cables were part of the mess, which only complicated things further. <br><br>--- <br><br>From today’s vantage, it feels rich with irony. [https://wiki.giroudmathias.ch/index.php?title=UK_Parliament_Lights_Up_For_Neon Personalised Neon Signs London] was once painted as the noisy disruptor. <br><br>Jump ahead eight decades and the roles have flipped: personalised neon signs London the menace of 1939 is now the endangered beauty of 2025. <br><br>--- <br><br>So what’s the takeaway? <br><br>Neon has always been political, cultural, disruptive. It’s always forced society to decide what kind of light it wants. <br><br>In truth, it’s been art all along. <br><br>--- <br><br>Here’s the kicker. We see proof that neon was powerful enough to shake Britain. <br><br>That old debate shows neon has always mattered. And it still does. <br><br>--- <br><br>Don’t settle for plastic impostors. 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 glow. <br><br>Smithers has it. <br><br>--- | |||
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