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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.

 

[Rancid Flid]

A ban on eating cats & dogs in the UK has been blocked in case it offends Asians. Clownworld strikes again.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/ban-eating-dogs-cats-uk-20071485
( Photos of caged dogs in link )

Ban on eating dogs and cats in UK 'blocked in fear of offending Far East'
The government had drawn up a new legal ban on possessing dog and cat meat in Britain

A new legal ban on eating cats and dogs in Britain has been blocked over fears of offending people in the Far East, it has been reported.
The law was drawn up by environment ministers, which would have made possessing dog and cat meat a criminal offence in the UK.

Former environment and food secretary Michael Gove ordered the move in the summer despite the practice being rare here.
Dog groups had persuaded him the move would send a powerful message to South East Asian countries where eating dog meat is rife.

It would also match a similar law that was passed in the US only last year.
Yet civil servants have now stepped in to apparently halt the ground-breaking move, reports The Sun.

Campaigning Conservative MP Giles Watling was told by the Ministry of Justice the law would be "culturally insensitive" of the government.
Mr Watling told the newspaper: “Dogs are our companion animals. We do not eat them, and that is a very important message to send to the rest of the world.

“It’s not culturally insensitive because we’re not telling them what to do – we’re just telling them what we do.
“We shouldn’t be worrying about that, so I was surprised that was the MoJ’s objection.”
The bureaucrats also argued it would be difficult to enforce the law and the current ban on transporting or exporting dog and cat meat is suffice.
Eating dog is already banned in Germany, Austria, Taiwan, South Australia and Hong Kong.

Around 30 million dogs a year are slaughtered to be eaten across China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
These countries consider dog meat to be both a delicacy and a health tonic.

But the World Dog Alliance mounted a campaign in the UK last year for a full ban on any activity relating to the eating of dogs.
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: “We currently have some of the strongest animal welfare laws in the world.
"The government is currently considering whether any changes are needed in this area in the UK and will set out any plans in due course.”

 

[Snow Fox]

This is a genuine question to all the brits here.
What the fuck is wrong with your country? This isn't me being sarcastic or fucking around. What the hell are you people doing over there?

 

[Imperialist #348]

This is a genuine question to all the brits here.
What the fuck is wrong with your country? This isn't me being sarcastic or fucking around. What the hell are you people doing over there?

the insane now run the asylum and the fools make the laws and 'keep the peace'. while an atrocious culture waltzes into the country barely unopposed for many fear being labelled a dreaded racist, and those that have opposed its presence have been made an example of by a state that hates its own people, all while horrendous crimes are committed against people, even the bloody officers who do intervene in these events like the London bridge are then given 'de-radicalisation' sessions/classes.

its completely asinine and the question i ask is how much more can the people take? when will they put their foot down? or is it perhaps to late and all they can do is succumb? i would hope that the descendants of one of the most renowned empires would kick and shout before the flame dies.

apologies for the autism but it drives me mad to see the state of this country compared to how it once was and the fucks that now run it.

 

[Goodbye Horses]

This is a genuine question to all the brits here.
What the fuck is wrong with your country? This isn't me being sarcastic or fucking around. What the hell are you people doing over there?

Tories gonna Tory.

 

[MembersSchoolPizza]

A ban on eating cats & dogs in the UK has been blocked in case it offends Asians. Clownworld strikes again.

Holy shit. I agree with radical progressives on something. Stopped clock, twice a day, all that.

I know this is an American way of looking at things, but banning a thing should answer a clear problem. The question should not be, "why should we let you do this thing", it should be "what is so wrong with this thing that it justifies banning you from doing it". If I want to eat a cat or a dog, that's my fucking business, nobody else's. If the problem is cruel and inhumane killing of cats and dogs, *address that*, the same way you should address cruel and inhumane killing of cows or pigs too.

Bit of a sore point for me; I've got a family recipe that's been passed on for generations that calls for horse meat, which is something you can't legally buy in most places in America anymore, so I've never been able to try it.

 

[AnOminous]

A ban on eating cats & dogs in the UK has been blocked in case it offends Asians. Clownworld strikes again.

When you're so politically correct you say that chinks all eat cats and dogs.

 

[thismanlies]

A ban on eating cats & dogs in the UK has been blocked in case it offends Asians. Clownworld strikes again.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/ban-eating-dogs-cats-uk-20071485
( Photos of caged dogs in link )

Ban on eating dogs and cats in UK 'blocked in fear of offending Far East'
The government had drawn up a new legal ban on possessing dog and cat meat in Britain

A new legal ban on eating cats and dogs in Britain has been blocked over fears of offending people in the Far East, it has been reported.
The law was drawn up by environment ministers, which would have made possessing dog and cat meat a criminal offence in the UK.

Former environment and food secretary Michael Gove ordered the move in the summer despite the practice being rare here.
Dog groups had persuaded him the move would send a powerful message to South East Asian countries where eating dog meat is rife.

It would also match a similar law that was passed in the US only last year.
Yet civil servants have now stepped in to apparently halt the ground-breaking move, reports The Sun.

Campaigning Conservative MP Giles Watling was told by the Ministry of Justice the law would be "culturally insensitive" of the government.
Mr Watling told the newspaper: “Dogs are our companion animals. We do not eat them, and that is a very important message to send to the rest of the world.

“It’s not culturally insensitive because we’re not telling them what to do – we’re just telling them what we do.
“We shouldn’t be worrying about that, so I was surprised that was the MoJ’s objection.”
The bureaucrats also argued it would be difficult to enforce the law and the current ban on transporting or exporting dog and cat meat is suffice.
Eating dog is already banned in Germany, Austria, Taiwan, South Australia and Hong Kong.

Around 30 million dogs a year are slaughtered to be eaten across China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
These countries consider dog meat to be both a delicacy and a health tonic.

But the World Dog Alliance mounted a campaign in the UK last year for a full ban on any activity relating to the eating of dogs.
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: “We currently have some of the strongest animal welfare laws in the world.
"The government is currently considering whether any changes are needed in this area in the UK and will set out any plans in due course.”

First they legalized rape for Muslims out of fear of offending them and then they legalized the eating of cats and dogs for East Asians out of fear of offending them.

To anyone who knows British law, how effective would a "Your laws offend me" defense be? Your answer may determine whether I fly to London and shit in the Queen's open mouth.

 

[AnOminous]

First they legalized rape for Muslims out of fear of offending them and then they legalized the eating of cats and dogs for East Asians out of fear of offending them.

To anyone who knows British law, how effective would a "Your laws offend me" defense be? Your answer may determine whether I fly to London and shit in the Queen's open mouth.

Just claim it's your religion to do that.

 

[thismanlies]

Just claim it's your religion to do that.

BRB, going to found the Church of Kiwi. Null is our heavenly father and CWC is his one true prophet.

 

[Coolio55]

First they legalized rape for Muslims out of fear of offending them and then they legalized the eating of cats and dogs for East Asians out of fear of offending them.

To anyone who knows British law, how effective would a "Your laws offend me" defense be? Your answer may determine whether I fly to London and shit in the Queen's open mouth.

Depends on how white you are. Either get the kiwi shoe polish out or just go the whole hog and become an MP.

 

[CWCissey]

Depends on how white you are. Either get the kiwi shoe polish out or just go the whole hog and become an MP.

Do said hog and you may become Prime Minister!

It's a gorilla for Leader Of The Opposition.

 

[vertexwindi]

Just claim it's your religion to do that.

Nah it only works for Muslims. They're the brown religion after all.

Just say "والله" and "إن شاء الله" a lot and the Brits will let you do anything.

 

[Rancid Flid]

Jodie Chesney's sobbing boyfriend held dying Girl Scout, 17, in his arms after she was stabbed to death 'by drug dealers in turf war'

JODIE Chesney’s sobbing boyfriend held the dying Girl Scout in his arms after she was stabbed by a drugs gang in a “pathetic” turf war, a court heard today. The 17-year-old had be…

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But they're enriching our culture...

LAST BREATH Jodie Chesney’s sobbing boyfriend held dying Girl Scout, 17, in his arms after she was stabbed to death ‘by drug dealers in turf war’


Manuel Petrovic, 20, Svenson Ong-a-kwie, 19, and two youths, aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, deny her murder.

 

[Imperialist #348]

But they're enriching our culture...

LAST BREATH Jodie Chesney’s sobbing boyfriend held dying Girl Scout, 17, in his arms after she was stabbed to death ‘by drug dealers in turf war’

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Manuel Petrovic, 20, Svenson Ong-a-kwie, 19, and two youths, aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, deny her murder.

we should have a betting pool on the names and ethnicity of the perpetrators, like what the hell kinda name is svenson ong-a-kwie? half nordic half african?

 

[Rancid Flid]

we should have a betting pool on the names and ethnicity of the perpetrators, like what the hell kinda name is svenson ong-a-kwie? half nordic half african?

Maybe climate change means the Swedes now tan much more darkly ?

 

[FlightOfTheBumbleBee]

US Navy confirms multiple UFO videos are real

Navy acknowledges UFO videos in statement; reaction from UFO expert Nick Pope. #Tucker #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Ne...

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Can some British person tell me more about Nick Pope? I'm reading about him myself but i'm also curious to read the perceptions of British citizens.

 

[Rancid Flid]

US Navy confirms multiple UFO videos are real

Navy acknowledges UFO videos in statement; reaction from UFO expert Nick Pope. #Tucker #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Ne...

www.youtube.com

Can some British person tell me more about Nick Pope? I'm reading about him myself but i'm also curious to read the perceptions of British citizens.

He's ex MOD, used to work their UFO desk flying solo. Really not sure if he's legit or a disinfo agent.

 

[CWCissey]

US Navy confirms multiple UFO videos are real

Navy acknowledges UFO videos in statement; reaction from UFO expert Nick Pope. #Tucker #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Ne...

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Can some British person tell me more about Nick Pope? I'm reading about him myself but i'm also curious to read the perceptions of British citizens.

He used to work at the MoD investigating UFOs and if their defence significance. Retired in 2006 and disagreed with the government that all UFO sightings at this point could be explained conventionally.

He does dabble in fringe science and conspiracy theories, so I'm reflecting the British government's official policy on extra-terrestrials, open but more likely to go for conventional explanations unless there is hard evidence.

 

[Rancid Flid]

Imagine the outrage if this was Corbyn's head ?

Fury as British rapper slowthai holds up effigy of Boris Johnson's severed head and shouts 'f***' the PM' in 'dumb, embarrassing and dangerous' stunt during Mercury Music Prize performance

• Rapper slowthai held up the effigy at the Eventim Apollo in London last night
• After stripping to the waist he shouted: 'F*** Boris Johnson, F*** everything'
• He was nominated for the award for his album Nothing Great About Britain

Fury as rapper Slowthai holds up Boris Johnson's SEVERED HEAD

The award-nominated artist held up the provocative mask on stage at the of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson aloft as he took to the stage and addressed the crowd in London.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Coolio55]

Jared Leto lookin' nigga