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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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#VEGANsausageroll thanks Greggs

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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.

 

[Elysian]

Sexually assaulted a woman and a child - Ethiopian police say “no problem here!” and away he walks to do it all again at will.

He probably bribed the police to release him with some of the £500. The rest will be spent on the return journey to the Yookay.

 

[femboy fart huffer]

My MMA instructor has also taught me a few handy ways to defend myself using my white cane if needed.

Whacking someone with a 3ft walking cane with the same force you'd put into a baseball bat is going to cause them even more damage. Assuming it doesn't break that is, if you have a sturdy walking cane and proper hit someone in the head with it you're talking liveleak instant fall down limp type shit. Let alone if it's a cane that has a metal end on it, you know, for durability.

 

[SirCliveSinclairdabbing]

I agree with the Deep Heat discussion. My daughters take part in Judo classes, so often carry a small can of it in their bag to help sore muscles...even if it isn't a Judo day, you never know when you're going to start with DOMS.

My MMA instructor has also taught me a few handy ways to defend myself using my white cane if needed. Hopefully I will never need to use them, but, better to be safe than sorry. There's no worse kick to the ego for a mugger than being pasted by a short, fat, blind woman!

The “tactical” torches by the likes of led Lensor are also a handbag essential for when you can’t find your house keys and need a torch with a hardened steel edge on the lense side.

Forgot to mention, please be careful with that level of torch, focused for distance they can temporarily blind…

 

[Smyrna]

Not news as such, but a reminder that Badenoch's immunity expires this Sunday.

 

[Snackbarism]

Reform calling the Motability scheme an 'absolute scandal', set to announce their plans.

The answer is simple - limited option of cars depending on the requirement, nothing flashy either.

But make them have special plates to put on their car to show they are Motability cars. M-plates perhaps?

 

[Just a boring name]

Whacking someone with a 3ft walking cane with the same force you'd put into a baseball bat is going to cause them even more damage. Assuming it doesn't break that is, if you have a sturdy walking cane and proper hit someone in the head with it you're talking liveleak instant fall down limp type shit. Let alone if it's a cane that has a metal end on it, you know, for durability.

Yeah I have one made of metal (not sure what type, I think aluminium) and one made of graphite. They both fold up really quickly into quarters, making it rather handy, about 12 inches long and 3 inches thick that is attached to your hand with an elastic loop.
We always have a few spare old ones in the car.

It's sad that we need to think like this.

I'd much rather strap myself with Greggs Sausage rolls as a walking Haram Hamshield.

 

[Tragon Dirtle]

I have a bottle of alcohol hand sanitiser spray from a bunch I got during covid. It's got a holder that clips it to the outside of my bag so I don't even have to go into my bag for it and it's not hard to get out of the holder.

So you actually think Labour are trying to improve things right now as opposed to mere lip service? As you say I cannot prove their lying which is also convenient for people saying they're honest but I can point to their track record.

Labour unquestionably got in due to a decade and a half of the Tories being dreadful. However Labour expressly stated during that time in many cases that they would have been the same (I won't say worse because the opposing party always ramps up their rhetoric when out of office).

Covid - Labour said the lockdowns should have been more severe, only backtracking on that after it became clear to be a death knell to cling to
Immigration - open borders or everyone's racist. Yes this should also be true during lockdown
Brexit - give the EU everything they want or you're racist. Bear in mind many Labour strongholds voted for this
Trans stuff - we absolutely would not have got the Cass review under Labour. While that's a small thing in the grand scheme it is part of the cultural stranglehold political parties try to wrap around the public's throat. Getting that loosened is good.
BLM and the general lunacy every time someone with non-white skin gets into trouble with police that is increasingly making an already two-tier justice system worse - do I need to dig up the footage of Labour snivelling and fawning around that time?

As for siphoning from the public the scandals from them for that have been countless.
You seem to have the idea I am defending the Tories. I'm not. They too have wrecked their reputation to the point where they should not exist as a party anymore. But pretending Labour this time round are going to be better than Blair and his fellows whose wretched deeds are still a major issue more than a decade and a half on is not something that tracks with their behaviour so far.

To cheapen this metaphor - Labour every time they are in slam a knife into the chest of the general public. The Tories when they get in twist it around so it's slightly more comfortable while sliding it in slightly further.

We wouldn't have got the cass review under labour, but the trans stuff itself happened under the tories. Trans became the next big thing after stonewall the charity needed a new fundraising issue after gay marriage passed. Plug for Inauthetic Selves: The Modern LGBT+ Movement Is Run by Philanthropic Astroturf for anyone who hasn't read it yet. Equally, the tories made noise about BLM but they were the ones that cut the police forces, and obviously brought in a lot more immigrants. And they've been led by Rishi Sunak - after Brexit, which they advertised to south asians as a way to bring more of their family over to get them to vote for it - and I've sperged in this thread before about how I think Kemi Badenoch is being used as an advert for nigerians to come here and not integrate, by the tory party. Also, labour are now arguing against open borders, especially now Corbyn has left.

I agree with what Otterly said that no party is genuinely invested in what I and what I think a lot of other people want - but I think that to stay elected in 2029 they at least have to do some of what we want and there's no point in pretending that they've already failed at it because then why would they bother trying? decide whether they've failed in 2028.

Also, I think reform is using the exact same tactics as the tories and won't do anything. They have about half the old tory party as members now - including nadine dorries, culture secretary under Boris, so I don't believe she didn't know about the boriswave as it was happening. They have a muslim chairman, Zia Yusuf, and they're planning to privatise the NHS - which the tories also wanted to do. How are they actually different from the tories?

 

[teriyakiburns]

Not news as such, but a reminder that Badenoch's immunity expires this Sunday.

Another jab will sort that.

 

[Nopenopenope]

The answer is simple - limited option of cars depending on the requirement, nothing flashy either.

But make them have special plates to put on their car to show they are Motability cars. M-plates perhaps?

It's always been a scam, you can tell by how much the dealers promote it. They are making a killing selling expensive cars to the taxpayer.

Motability should cover as you said, basic models with specialised adaptations. Getting wheelchair ramps, modified controls etc, it's all expensive and that is what the scheme should pay for, on basic models. What actually seems to happen if the Tesco car park disabled bays is anything to go by, you can have any car you want even though you apparently have no mobility issues whatsoever.

 

[Snekposter]

Things are a LOT less rigid outside of Europe.

Yeah, a lot of places have no issues using Euros and dollars instead of the local currency on account of how worthless it frequently is. Just look at Venezuela where USD is the preferred medium since their own currency is better off being used as toilet paper.

My MMA instructor has also taught me a few handy ways to defend myself using my white cane if needed.

When do you put on your red leather outfit and start fighting crime?

 

[DreinMeinVein]

I was on the bus today.

Here's a story. A few years ago I was in the US, Texas, and I had to get a bus. There was a group of five teenagers acting a little rowdy. Nothing awful, just teens on a day out.
The bus driver walked back to speak to them, and each kid sat up straight and replied with a polite "yes sir". He wasn't there to give them a bollocking – he wanted them to know that they were on the fast bus today, but he was happy to make one extra stop for them as a courtesy. They just had to agree to get off together and walk the last part. They thanked the driver.
That sort of thing doesn't happen in the UK anymore. Too many shits have been brought up to believe that they live in a parallel community instead of a shared society. Such a shame.

It’s amazing looking at where the money actually goes at the big charities. Some of the little ones are really great however and they do a lot of good on a shoe string.

There’s one near me that’s dedicated solely to helping locals with severe epilepsy. They do all kinds of stuff, from befriending to shopping, taking young people out to events, going to the hospital with patients and advocating for them, caring for them in the home, arranging voluntary work placements for those who are too badly affected to rely on getting a paid job.

Decades ago I worked in the office of a small charity. They did amazing things with an incredibly tight budget. No PL, but that little organisation made a huge positive impact on people's lives.

For the annual price of hosting one nasty Afghan who came here under a lorry, they could improve the lives of dozens of locals who suffered serious head injuries.
I know where I'd rather spend my money.

 

[Made In Wales]

It gets worse for Rachel Thieves:

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/rachel-reeves-admits-breaking-housing-rules-over-family-rental-4010711

https://archive.ph/wip/VxMEp

 

[femboy fart huffer]

Just look at Venezuela where USD is the preferred medium since their own currency is better off being used as toilet paper.

No it's not? The real venezuelan currency is runescape gold.

 

[Just a boring name]

When do you put on your red leather outfit and start fighting crime?

The world doesn't deserve the horror of seeing me in a red leather outfit. There are still nice people left. I Don't want to scare them away.

 

[Snekposter]

No it's not? The real venezuelan currency is runescape gold.

We're both wrong. I double-checked and toilet paper is what they use since its impossible to get a hold of.

 

[teriyakiburns]

It gets worse for Rachel Thieves:

Exactly how it started for Rayner. Accused, she apologises, the pm gives her his full support. She throws blame on an agent, who may yet come out and say they told her she needed a special license to rent in that area.

The briefing against her has already started. She'll likely be gone before Christmas, or soon after.

 

[Made In Wales]

Exactly how it started for Rayner. Accused, she apologises, the pm gives her his full support. She throws blame on an agent, who may yet come out and say they told her she needed a special license to rent in that area.

The briefing against her has already started. She'll likely be gone before Christmas, or soon after.

Hmm, could there be time to ditch her before the 26th?

Darren Jones is being primed and ditching Thieves could be seen as a way of saving face...

Not that Jones would be much of an improvement either, but there we go...

 

[the rat]

Also, labour are now arguing against open borders, especially now Corbyn has left.

And yet somehow I still doubt they will actually do anything or even go as far as saying that "asylum seekers need to go". What has this Government done so far? The pointless one in one out deal? Forced digital ID? Telling the world that we have a long history of free speech, implying that we currently have free speech while people are still being arrested for mild shit they say on Facebook? A retarded economist? Rising energy costs? And I'm sure someone else here could probably go over more stuff that I am frankly too tired to think of at the moment.

With all of that, I think the attitude of this Government is quite clear and it's not one where they are going to eventually start properly listening to the public even in the next few years regardless of how unpopular they are. If they wanted to try they would have started doing so already but all they're currently doing is as someone else said: lip service shit that doesn't even come across as them trying. All so that can appear like they're actually fixing the problem while not even bothering to put a bandage up because THEY DON'T FUCKING WANT TO FIX IT. Half a step forward, 50 bullets to the face and you get raped by a muzzie.

This is a very arrogant and fucking stupid Government belonging to a very arrogant and stupid party and I find it deeply interesting that you think we should at the very least hold out hope and that if given a few years Labour might be able to get it just a tiny bit right out of fear or #notthetories or whatever.

Who knows though maybe I could be the biggest dipshit ever and be wrong. Certainely wouldn't be the first time.

 

[BongoMongo]

They give motability cars out for the most retarded of reasons. I know someone with "anxiety" whose partner is her "carer". She gets a motability car because travelling on public transit is "too hard" for her.

On the other hand,

Spoiler: Apologies, bit of a me rail

I'm epileptic and have seizures fairly often. I can drive, technically, but it's not safe for me to get behind the wheel of a vehicle. I simply could not live with myself if I had a fit while driving and hurt someone else. My GP discussed the free at point-of-use disabled bus pass with me but it's no fucking use at all to me because I wouldn't be able to use it first thing in the morning. Apparently us cripples don't need to be up early. For the cost of having to pay to get home before 0900 from work, and the hassle of claiming for it, there's just no point. I'm lucky to earn great money so the finance of it isn't an issue and work do season ticket loans so the amount taken from my pre-tax wages is for an annual pass which works out cheaper and I just could. Not. Be. Arsed. With the hassle of it.

But yeah, being mentally unstable means you can get a free car. The benefits system in this country is absolutely fucked.

 

[Nopenopenope]

Thousands on benefits could have energy debt cancelled

Basically, if you are on any sort of means tested benefit and are in energy debt from sitting at home all day rather than working, the taxpayer is going to pay it for you.

At this point I really wonder why I bother going to work.