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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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teriyakiburns said:
Sounds like you went through crackadilly gardens.
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Speaking of
Plans for a multi-million pound revamp to turn Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester into a "space Mancunians are proud of once again" have been revealed.

The city centre space had become run-down and widely associated with crime and anti-social behaviour in recent years.

But Manchester City Council has announced a two-step plan to improve its appearance, make it safer and invest in children's play equipment to make the gardens an "attractive world-class space".

Council leader Bev Craig said: "We need Piccadilly Gardens to up its game and play its part in welcoming millions of people into our city every year."


Part of the plans include making Piccadilly Gardens "reflect its name", with more displays of flowers, trees, and bigger areas of grass.

Broken fountains and "unsightly" concrete walls will be ripped out to open up the gardens, and a space for public events installed.

The council has released a set of artists impressions of the plans
The children's playground will be made much bigger using some of the space created by removing the walls and raised planters.

Major upgrades to street lighting and CCTV cameras have also been planned, while a Greater Manchester Police team will be based on site to deter crime.

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson had previously said: "Piccadilly Gardens is not the gateway to Manchester that any of us want.

"It looks poor. It attracts too many of the wrong sort of people. It creates a sense of lawlessness and a lack of safety.

"Too often, there's a smell of cannabis and it does need tidying up."

A council spokesman said some works that do not require planning permission will "begin quickly" once the 2025 Christmas Markets have finished.

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Craig said: "People tell us they want it cleaned up, brightened up, invested in and made to feel safer.

"It's still called Piccadilly Gardens and we've heard loud and clear from Manchester people that they want its appearance to do more to reflect that name."

The council released a set of artists impressions created by architects LDA Designs, although it said the designs were "purely indicative" and residents would be able to help refine them.

The council said it had also been working on "next steps" for Piccadilly Gardens and the wider area in the coming years - including a multi-million pound investment by Transport for Greater Manchester to create a new transport interchange.

Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, said: "Piccadilly Gardens plays a vital role in connecting people across our city region, with hundreds of thousands of journeys made in and around there every single week.

"We are working closely with the Council to significantly improve facilities for Bee Network passengers by creating a more accessible, modern and welcoming interchange in the heart of the city centre."
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BBC comments section suggests they are in agreement with you about the plce.
 
Morethanabitfoolish said:
BBC comments section suggests they are in agreement with you about the plce.
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Doesn't surprise me. The problem with the place is that it's full of criminals, who the police ignore in favour of arresting people for saying mean words (like "this place is full of criminals!" perhaps). If they just arrested the beggars and brained a few pickpockets, it would clean up in no time. None of this is helped by the fact that the entire city is massively overcrowded and stuffed to the rafters with "students" from China and south-east asia (by which, of course, I mean pakis and indians). Fucking nightmare of a city.
 
BongoMongo said:
turkeys at last have some use and a place in society
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No they don't. Fucking horrifically mid tier meat that people only eat because of 'tradition' that isn't even traditional. No one likes turkey it is just a worse version of chicken in every single way and costs more too. It's not even the best christmas food by a long shot. Reject fucking cultural astroturfing americanisation turkey shit embrace actually traditional and more importantly good tasting gammon instead. The only use turkeys have is to be ground up and turned into cheap reformed plastic meat when they are born at the wrong time to be used for christmas and even then they are still fucking cunts.
Crunkle said:
It all contrasts to some of the gorgeous architecture there which stands in the middle of a growing swamp of shit. How can elected politicians see all that and be okay with it? They're either braindead bootlickers who've deceived themselves into believing this is acceptable or retarded psychopaths that simply don't give a shit.
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Because they do not see architecture as beauty. For one, they're politicians, the only beauty they can find is in a naked child's cock. And for two they're fucking brown, they have no reverence for architecture because it is literally a foreign concept to them. They don't appreciate how genuinely beautiful birmingham is because they just see it as a building, they don't see it for the art or work that was put into it, they see it as just another place to dump bin bags.

I think I might be hallucinating. Why the fuck did I think you were talking about birmingham? Oh yea, chimpouts, pickpockets and a sea of shit smeared on beautiful architecture.
 
femboy fart huffer said:
No they don't. Fucking horrifically mid tier meat that people only eat because of 'tradition' that isn't even traditional. No one likes turkey it is just a worse version of chicken in every single way and costs more too. It's not even the best christmas food by a long shot.
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But I like turkey :(
 
the rat said:
But I like turkey :(
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Do you like turkey or do you like the feeling/nostalgia of being surrounded by family and loved ones while having a week off of work that accompanies eating turkey? Do you like turkey or do you just miss being a child? Hopefully the latter because turkey is just the lobster of the forest in that it's a psyop by americans to make you perceive something shit as better than it really is so they can sell it to you for a massively marked up price.
 
femboy fart huffer said:
Do you like turkey or do you like the feeling/nostalgia of being surrounded by family and loved ones while having a week off of work that accompanies eating turkey? Do you like turkey or do you just miss being a child? Hopefully the latter because turkey is just the lobster of the forest in that it's a psyop by americans to make you perceive something shit as better than it really is so they can sell it to you for a massively marked up price.
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I have never sat around people at a table while eating turkey. I just like turkey.
 
femboy fart huffer said:
Do you like turkey or do you like the feeling/nostalgia of being surrounded by family and loved ones while having a week off of work that accompanies eating turkey? Do you like turkey or do you just miss being a child? Hopefully the latter because turkey is just the lobster of the forest in that it's a psyop by americans to make you perceive something shit as better than it really is so they can sell it to you for a massively marked up price.
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Point to the area on the dolly where the turkey touched you.

Seriously though, a properly cooked turkey with the right seasonings and trimmings is lip-smackingly good. Don't cook it so much it goes all dry and tough, make sure it's still juicy and mwah!
 
femboy fart huffer said:
No they don't. Fucking horrifically mid tier meat that people only eat because of 'tradition' that isn't even traditional. No one likes turkey it is just a worse version of chicken in every single way and costs more too. It's not even the best christmas food by a long shot. Reject fucking cultural astroturfing americanisation turkey shit embrace actually traditional and more importantly good tasting gammon instead. The only use turkeys have is to be ground up and turned into cheap reformed plastic meat when they are born at the wrong time to be used for christmas and even then they are still fucking cunts.

Because they do not see architecture as beauty. For one, they're politicians, the only beauty they can find is in a naked child's cock. And for two they're fucking brown, they have no reverence for architecture because it is literally a foreign concept to them. They don't appreciate how genuinely beautiful birmingham is because they just see it as a building, they don't see it for the art or work that was put into it, they see it as just another place to dump bin bags.

I think I might be hallucinating. Why the fuck did I think you were talking about birmingham? Oh yea, chimpouts, pickpockets and a sea of shit smeared on beautiful architecture.
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Mate I've been reading your posts and I like you a lot. You are however _off_ your face and as high as ten million monkeys fucking each others' asses in a forest full of gay monkey ass sex.

I like everyone in this thread. It's why I stayed here after I came from Mumsnet. Don't ever change! Also turkey is fine and you were clearly locked in the cupboard under the stairs as a kid and not let out until yesterday.
 
Some articles on GB News which I'm mentioning, but which are also pay-walled (sadly):

* The annual weepathon over Poppies starts as some councils won't remember and respect the fallen - incidentally there are people allegedly spray painting 'WWRT' (We Will Remember Them) on walls to trigger the libtards.

* Dominic Cummings seems prepared to help Reform UK into power and again warns Nigel of plots to prevent him from getting into 10 Downing Street. As a Reform UK member, though Cummings is dicey he is also somebody who can potentially make a difference in a positive way.

* Salford City fans united with their Mancunian rivals Oldham Athletic at the Peninsula Stadium earlier today, during both teams match against each other, in order to protest against Gary Neville. Word from some fans is that Neville is thinking of quitting his role as an owner of the League 2 club, and that there is an FA investigation into their finances 'currently ongoing'.

* Labour walks back on the Islamaphobia hate crime definition amid fears of threatening free speech. If Labour then walk back on Digital IDs it'll be the fifth major U-turn since... July 2024!

* Also, a more serious story... do you live next to a 'Mega Warehouse' or know somebody who does? Health concerns such as breathing problems are now concerning medical staff who say that these warehouses built next door to residential estates are to blame.
 
Karognis said:
Mate I've been reading your posts and I like you a lot. You are however _off_ your face and as high as ten million monkeys fucking each others' asses in a forest full of gay monkey ass sex.
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Nothing gay about having functional tastebuds, I'd argue that having functional tastebuds is pretty straight actually. Though not having functional tastebuds means an increase in indian food consumption and that's certainly not very gay. Shroedinger's tastebuds. You are locked in a box with a bowl of curry and have no sense of taste, you are simultaniously straight and gay until your partner opens the box to check if you have shit yourself.
Karognis said:
I came from Mumsnet
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That's not right that int. Proper fucking wrongun that is.
 
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