Britain’s Glow Problem: MPs Debate Wireless Interference
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Britain’s Pre-War Glow Problem
It might seem almost comic now: in June 1939, just months before Britain plunged into war, the House of Commons was debating glowing shopfronts.
Labour firebrand Gallacher, demanded answers from the Postmaster-General. How many complaints had rolled in about wireless sets being ruined by neon signage?
The figure was no joke: roughly one thousand cases logged in a single year.
Imagine it: listeners straining to catch news bulletins, drowned out by the hum of glowing adverts on the high street.
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.
He said legislation was being explored, but stressed that the problem was "complex".
Translation? Parliament was stalling.
The MP wasn’t satisfied. People were paying licence fees, he argued, and they deserved a clear signal.
From the backbenches came another jab. Wasn’t the state itself one of the worst offenders?
The Postmaster-General ducked the blow, saying yes, cables were part of the mess, which only complicated things further.
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Seen through modern eyes, it’s heritage comedy with a lesson. Neon was once painted as the noisy disruptor.
Eighty years on, the irony bites: the once-feared glow is now the heritage art form begging for protection.
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So what’s the takeaway?
event neon lighting london has always been political, cultural, disruptive. From crashing radios to clashing with LED, it’s always been about authenticity vs convenience.
In 1939 it was seen as dangerous noise.
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Here’s the kicker. We see proof that neon was powerful enough to shake Britain.
So, yes, old is gold. And it still does.
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Don’t settle for plastic impostors. Glass and gas are the original and the best.
If neon could shake Westminster before the war, it can certainly shake your walls now.
Choose craft.
We make it.
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