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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679 (https://archive.ph/5Ba6o)

A heated row has broken out over a move by Britain's largest bakery chain to launch a vegan sausage roll.

The pastry, which is filled with a meat substitute and encased in 96 pastry layers, is available in 950 Greggs stores across the country.

It was promised after 20,000 people signed a petition calling for the snack to be launched to accommodate plant-based diet eaters.


But the vegan sausage roll's launch has been greeted by a mixed reaction: Some consumers welcomed it, while others voiced their objections.

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Cook and food poverty campaigner Jack Monroe declared she was "frantically googling to see what time my nearest opens tomorrow morning because I will be outside".

While TV writer Brydie Lee-Kennedy called herself "very pro the Greggs vegan sausage roll because anything that wrenches veganism back from the 'clean eating' wellness folk is a good thing".

One Twitter user wrote that finding vegan sausage rolls missing from a store in Corby had "ruined my morning".

Another said: "My son is allergic to dairy products which means I can't really go to Greggs when he's with me. Now I can. Thank you vegans."

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TV presenter Piers Morgan led the charge of those outraged by the new roll.

"Nobody was waiting for a vegan bloody sausage, you PC-ravaged clowns," he wrote on Twitter.

Mr Morgan later complained at receiving "howling abuse from vegans", adding: "I get it, you're all hangry. I would be too if I only ate plants and gruel."

Another Twitter user said: "I really struggle to believe that 20,000 vegans are that desperate to eat in a Greggs."

"You don't paint a mustach (sic) on the Mona Lisa and you don't mess with the perfect sausage roll," one quipped.

Journalist Nooruddean Choudry suggested Greggs introduce a halal steak bake to "crank the fume levels right up to 11".

The bakery chain told concerned customers that "change is good" and that there would "always be a classic sausage roll".

It comes on the same day McDonald's launched its first vegetarian "Happy Meal", designed for children.

The new dish comes with a "veggie wrap", instead of the usual chicken or beef option.
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It should be noted that Piers Morgan and Greggs share the same PR firm, so I'm thinking this is some serious faux outrage and South Park KKK gambiting here.
 
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Otterly said:
Urgh I know. Right int he middle of somewhere beautiful and ecologically sensitive ffs. Can’t they level the parliament and put it there,
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Can't they put it in the middle of the new Scottish parliament to complete the "Unreal Tournament" look?
 
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Also worth noting that they continue to seethe about the Tories and Reform so much that Farage and Kemi are both on the cover. Unlike the heads of other political parties like the Lib Dems and the Greens helmed by...fuck if I know. Discount Nick Clegg and some rapist in a skirt?
 
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Also worth noting that they continue to seethe about the Tories and Reform so much that Farage and Kemi are both on the cover. Unlike the heads of other political parties like the Lib Dems and the Greens helmed by...fuck if I know. Discount Nick Clegg and some rapist in a skirt?
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The Lib Dem twat is snowboarding ( similar to all his election stunts - well it rhymes with it ) in the background ? Ed "don't ask me about the Post Office Scandal" Davey.
 
GB News found themselves a lolcow! Remember this kid, the 15 year old UKIPper?
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He's been busy since then. When he got elected to be the head of King's College London's Conservative Society, he ended up unanimously no-confidenced within a month because he kept spouting off lolbertarian views that didn't actually have much to do with the belief of the Conservative party.
Anyway here he is arguing that brother/sister and father/daughter incest should be legal.

His main argument is that a kid suffering from inbreeding is still better off being alive rather than being dead, and eugenics is bad. Therefore since they're only alive because of incest, incest must be good, as they wouldn't be alive if there wasn't incest, and banning incest or cousin marriage wouldn't help those children, and preventing incest babies from being able to enjoy existence is worse than any potential harm from inbreeding. He also refuses to discuss his views on the age of consent beyond he "thinks there should be one" but the specifics would have to wait for him to write an academic paper.
I thought this was an elaborate troll/parody but he has since doubled down on his Substack (which was originally written for The Critic)
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and now has a piece in the Spectator
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My favourite quote:
When the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt asked focus groups about a hypothetical brother and sister who had doubly protected sex on holiday, he found their response to simply be that it was wrong, even if they couldn’t explain why. After stonewalling me at dinner last night, my mum gave the same response to the same question.
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:story: I bet their family Christmas is going to be fun.
isalaide said:
The twins have just discovered their school drywipe markers wipe off their wall boards at school but do not wipe off mummy's wallpaper. Any suggestions for removing it or at least ameliorating it until I can redecorate after the holidays
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It's an alcohol based ink - if you saturate it with neat vodka you might get it to lift a bit, but it really depends on your wallpaper.
 
regarding the wallpaper, I experimented with a bit of hand sanitiser and honestly it doesn't look that bad. The elves on shelves will probably take the piss about it tonight
 
Mound Dweller said:
Look at that pedostache-combover combo and tell me that (hypothetical) motherfucker isn't either 100% an act or the second coming of Saville.
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I think he's a bit like Lil Lunchbox. It has to be an act and played up for the camera, but on the other hand if someone lives in character doing an act 100% of the time and takes the complete social penalty for acting like someone who genuinely thinks and behaves the way their character does... is it still an act? He managed to get kicked out of being a Conservative councillor and said after the KCL debacle that getting publicity for his remarks it hampered his career. Young Voices seems to have dropped him after his TV appearance.
He might be "in on the joke" but since it requires him to argue in favour of brother-sister incest on national television the whole thing's a bit
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A woman murdered her five-year-old son this month in Essex.

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Claire Button, 35, of South Ockendon, Essex, has been charged with murder. A 35-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a five-year-old boy in Essex.

Lincoln Button died following an incident in Windstar Drive, South Ockendon, on Sunday 15 December, Essex Police said.

Police were called to the scene following reports of serious concerns for the welfare of a child and a woman, and officers worked alongside paramedics in an attempt to save Lincoln.

A woman was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident. Her condition has since improved, and she has been questioned by police, according to the force.

Claire Button, 35, of Windstar Drive, South Ockendon, has been charged with murder, Essex Police said.

She is due to appear at Southend Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Detective chief inspector Alan Blakesley described the case as an "immensely complex investigation".

"It has taken a huge amount of work and dedication from the investigative team to reach this stage in our investigation and I would continue to call upon the public to refrain from speculating about the circumstances around this case," he said.
Lincoln's family paid tribute to him, saying: "Link was a cherished, loved, sweet, beautiful young soul who was adored by all and will be sorely missed every day."

Lincoln was a Year 1 pupil at Bonnygate Primary School in South Ockendon, which is part of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust.

In a statement, the school described him as a "cheeky, smiley, happy boy who was loved fondly by our Bonnygate family".

"His love for school, laughter and cuddles will be remembered and missed dearly," the school said.

"The school's priority is to support those within the community who need help to come to terms with this tragic loss."
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Tragon Dirtle said:
I am never reading the spectator again even to get an opposing viewpoint on something what the fuck. They should be embarrassed to host that shit even for outrage clicks. Also, mountain climbing?
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The Speccy has gone weird but WTF has happened to The Times? It feels like I’m reading The Guardian in the 90s these days.

I’m soon going to be reduced to reading, and may Allah forgive me for saying this, The Telegrath.
 
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A woman murdered her five-year-old son this month in Essex.


Detective chief inspector Alan Blakesley described the case as an "immensely complex investigation".
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It's youthanasia isn't it? She gave him MAID.

What's that? A technical issue grounding an entire fleet of aircraft the day before Christmas? Oh wow, that never happens...

Today’s incident comes months after American Airlines grounded all its flights due to an IT crash caused by a faulty software update from the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike.

American Airlines, among other airlines, grounded its flights for much of 19 July.

Delta Airlines was among other operators that were impacted - with more than 42,000 flights were delayed and over 4,700 cancelled worldwide.
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They do not want you to travel and will make it as inconvenient as possible. It's time to accept that this internet spastic is on to something more than Letby.
 
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