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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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The hype got me like #Greggs #Veganuary

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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.

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.

 

[Kofi Drinka]

People need to accept the fact that Britain will not get better for a generation, we are on a steep decline in quality in almost all walks of life and until Starmer has outlived his orders, he is going nowhere, public opinion be damned.

There isn't another generation. If it's not reversed now the demographics get so bad it cannot be reversed.

I don't want Starmer to be kicked out as Labour leader. I want him to remain as a figure head everyone hates. Putting someone else in may take the pot off the boil and that's bad for getting change to happen.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

There isn't another generation. If it's not reversed now the demographics get so bad it cannot be reversed.

There will always be another generation, but it will be unrecognisable.
Two generations ago, the country was 99.5% white. Now there are cities like London, Birmingham and Bradford that are 55%+ non-white.

This generation grew up with migrants in their friend groups, be they Slavic, Muslim or African. That generation don't want to deport their friends.
Worse still, the 16-17 years olds that will be voting in 2029 are of a generation that is majority non-white.

Which politician will be voted in by the minority of the countries demographic, without the extra hurdle of how fickle White's are and how strong a voting block the Muslim base is.

I don't want Starmer to be kicked out as Labour leader. I want him to remain as a figure head everyone hates. Putting someone else in may take the pot off the boil and that's bad for getting change to happen.

I agree that a replacement will be a release valve. It's why Farage is taking centre stage. He may not win, but at least 'The People' had a candidate to represent them. Just don't mention that he is funded by a Muslim and flip-flops on his policies worse than any politician in my life time.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

Just need the israel flag in the background to complete the picture. Absolute joke

 

[Chunky Salsa]

Just need the israel flag in the background to complete the picture. Absolute joke

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I hate this shit so much. It's not about free speech, it's about the fact that we're being fucking replaced by mystery meat rape apes being imported in by the thousands!

 

[EddyRooney]

IF Farage sees power, he will be used to manage the decline of the borders, possibly by rejoining the EU.

So your prediction is that the man who campaigned to get us out of the EU, is famously a Eurosceptic and has built his grift around this philosophy, currently leading a party that is topping the polls on a strengthening and enforcing a proper borders policy, is going to destroy our borders and lead us back into an organisation he worked for years to get us out of ?
Okay.......

 

[Muad'Dick]

Just need the israel flag in the background to complete the picture. Absolute joke

What do you mean you don't want Nigger In A Flag Suit Nationalism? What are you? Some kind of racist?

 

[Duane Dibbley]

So your prediction is that the man who campaigned to get us out of the EU, is famously a Eurosceptic and has built his grift around this philosophy, currently leading a party that is topping the polls on a strengthening and enforcing a proper borders policy, is going to destroy our borders and lead us back into an organisation he worked for years to get us out of ?
Okay.......

IF the plan is to rejoin the EU, who better to do it than Farage?
"The EU was corrupt, they've changed, we can work with them to make it better. We can secure our borders now blah blah blah".

If your incredulity of this possibility is based on the idea that a politician would never go back on their word or flip-flop, then that's some stance to take.

 

[Pholidota]

Extremely cringe facebook-boomer tier behaviour to post private messages to puff yourself up, although I do enjoy his ex referring to the Tommy Robinson character in the third person, because that's not who she's talking to.
Does anyone know what the goals of the protest even are today? I assumed it would be about immigration but all I'm seeing are people going on about free speech. Either way, hope everyone enjoys having a drink and a scuffle.

 

[EddyRooney]

If your incredulity of this possibility is based on the idea that a politician would never go back on their word or flip-flop, then that's some stance to take.

Don't create a strawman to try to win an argument. I think I'm pretty clear on what I said.
I appreciate that some politicians may have a change of heart on smaller issues, but I don't think they do on ones they stake their career on. By your logic it's a possibility that Corbyn might become a Right Wing Anti-Unions Capitalist.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

What do you mean you don't want Nigger In A Flag Suit Nationalism? What are you? Some kind of racist?

As long as they have "judeo-christian" values. They should be fine. Nothing to worry about

 

[Chunky Salsa]

Don't create a strawman to try to win an argument. I think I'm pretty clear on what I said.
I appreciate that some politicians may have a change of heart on smaller issues, but I don't think they do on ones they stake their career on. By your logic it's a possibility that Corbyn might become a Right Wing Anti-Unions Capitalist.

I see your point, but I think Corbyn is very different to Farage in that he actually believes the bullshit he spreads. Farage has banked his career on his ability to snake around; and read the room. I don't think he's going to bring us back into the EU, but it's not impossible that he'd try, because fundamentally the man identifies gaps in the political market; and then he shoots in to become the 'Top Guy' in those gaps.

 

[Kofi Drinka]

So your prediction is that the man who campaigned to get us out of the EU, is famously a Eurosceptic and has built his grift around this philosophy, currently leading a party that is topping the polls on a strengthening and enforcing a proper borders policy, is going to destroy our borders and lead us back into an organisation he worked for years to get us out of ?
Okay.......

Duane seems to be a bit of a twat but there's a solid bet on our polictians doing the opposite of what we elect them for. Can you remember a single one sorting immigration like they've promised for decades?

What do you mean you don't want Nigger In A Flag Suit Nationalism? What are you? Some kind of racist?

Based black guy! Based Sikh! Britain is culture not blood!

 

[Smyrna]

The Telegraph reports that Burnham is on manoeuvres.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politic...prepares-for-leadership-challenge-to-starmer/ | https://archive.ph/xmNh3

 

[Heinrich Maneuver]

Corbyn is very different to Farage in that he actually believes the bullshit he spreads

Corbyn always struck me as someone who is a real believer (hes held roughly the same political opinions for decades) but utterly fucking spineless. He was a life long Euro skeptic but let his party trample all over him with their Remain opinions, and he seems to be letting Sultana trample all over this new Unnamed Your Party (maybe he just knows to sit down when a Proud Brown Woman Is Speaking). Farage said Up the Ra on Cameo that faggot should not be taken seriously and is just wheeled out whenever the 'right wing' raises its head to take over the movement.

 

[Made In Wales]

The idea of rejoining the EU is not something Nigel would even consider.

However, GFTA (Global Free Trade Alliance) is something which Reform UK are keen on implementing.

It would stop wars, open up new markets/marketplaces, help develop smaller nations and end the fiefdom of Unions like the EU - even BRICS is problematic.

Plus it would stop 'charidees' like Water Aid creaming profits from the misery of people in African nations and would bring Russia back into the political and economic world.

To quote from Queen's 'The Miracle'

'That time will come, one day you'll see, when we can all be friends.'

 

[Duane Dibbley]

Don't create a strawman to try to win an argument. I think I'm pretty clear on what I said.

I care not one way or the other about internet arguments and have no idea what a strawman is.

I appreciate that some politicians may have a change of heart on smaller issues, but I don't think they do on ones they stake their career on. By your logic it's a possibility that Corbyn might become a Right Wing Anti-Unions Capitalist.

That's not my logic at all, don't put words in my mouth then dislike what you hear. Farage has changed his tune on the migrant issue on more than one occasion, rarely sticks steadfast to how he would handle it, given power. The man will say and do anything to be 'The Man'.

We have seen many politicians run on a platform or promises, only to break them when they win the election. How many promises have this party kept to? How many lockdowns did Johnson promise?
Build homes, lower taxes, more hospitals, many parties have ran on this and abandoned those ideas almost immediately.
Nick Clegg platformed on abolishing student fees.
Blair was anti-Iraq war.
How many MPs ran on a pro/anti-brexit platform only to swap sides?
To assume a known flip-flopper like Farage wouldn't change his mind to suit his ego and lust for power is naive.

 

[Kofi Drinka]

Farage said Up the Ra on Cameo that faggot should not be taken seriously and is just wheeled out whenever the 'right wing' raises its head to take over the movement.

He also said Nigger and Kick the Pakis out.

Cameo Farage is a bloke having a laugh. He knows what he is saying, he's not stupid. He's being a cheeky lad.

The man will say and do anything to be 'The Man'.

If Farage is trying to be "The man" then saving the country will make him a legend. He will be our William Wallace. That maybe the best motivation any snake politician can ever have. He has a chance to save the country and basically only he does. I don't care why he does it, I just want it done.

 

[Muad'Dick]

Based black guy! Based Sikh! Britain is culture not blood!

I am this close to banging my pots and pans.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

Duane seems to be a bit of a twat

Cheers

He has a chance to save the country and basically only he does. I don't care why he does it, I just want it done.

We all the want the country saved. My original post and point was that Starmer is following a playbook as read to him by powers above levels in Westminster.
IF Farage gets into power, he will have orders to follow like Starmer before him and Sunak before him.

 

[Anti Lolicon Bomb]

IF Farage gets into power, he will have orders to follow like Starmer before him and Sunak before him.

Oh christ... Wake me up when the incoming Joos speech is over.