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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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Well, there goes the last of the big Burton Brands.

Carlsberg-Marstons is being formed with Marstons being junior partner at 40%.

From the sounds of things, the brewery and other bits have been sold to Carlsberg, which is funny as they've basically regained an old site they flogged off back in the 80s when they bought out Allied Breweries. They junked/sit on the vast majority of the brands to this day and show no signs of reintroducing them, or selling them off.
 
Sex is now illegal in the UK between people who don't live together


Lockdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has meant adapting to lots of changes in all aspects of life. And today one very, very big change has officially come into force: it is now illegal for two (or more) people from different households to have sex.

Whatever you saw for the future in 2020, it probably wasn't this. But alas, here we are, accepting such a previously unfathomable law without question because of what it means for the greater good.

The new coronavirus regulations that have come into force today (1 June) see a number of amendments being made to The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2020 bill. As well as extending socially distant, outdoor meet-ups to groups of six, it cracks down on indoor meetings between more than one household.

As human rights barrister Adam Wagner posted on Twitter last night: "From tomorrow sex between two (or more) people in a private place who do not live in the same household is a 'gathering' between 2 or more people and is therefore illegal."

The wording specifically outlaws indoor gatherings "when two or more people are present together in the same place in order to engage in any form of social interaction with each other, or to undertake any other activity with each other."

"Any other activity", eh 😏. We know what they're getting at there.

It is not yet certain how a person breaking this law could be prosecuted. People have been issued fines for breaching lockdown laws up until now, so it's likely this will hold the same punishment, but specifics haven't been confirmed.

There are a small number of exceptions to this ban on indoor gatherings between households (you can check out the list here) but none of them are likely to fly if you're caught having sex with someone outside of your household. Sorry about that.

Although it's long been pretty obvious that sex (or any physical contact at all) is completely off the cards between two people who don't live together while the pandemic continues, that doesn't take away from how hard a time it is for people who are missing physical affection. It's especially difficult for people who are in relationships but aren't living with their partners. Although they can now meet outside, it's still deemed too risky to touch or kiss, which can feel endlessly frustrating.

But the more robustly we honour the government's rules, hopefully the quicker the trace of the virus will reduce so it's safe enough to resume normal life. Let's try to look on the bright side.
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Posted in the riot thread, but it'll get lost there. Two white teens were arrested for taking a picture.
Two British teenagers have been arrested after allegedly imitating the killing of George Floyd on social media.

A disturbing picture shows one young white man kneeling on the neck of another on the ground, along with the caption: ‘police brutality’.

Northumbria Police launched an investigation into the image, which is believed to have been taken in Gateshead.

Officers confirmed the incident is being treated as a hate crime, and the teenagers were arrested on suspicion of sending communications causing anxiety and distress.

One commenter told ChronicleLive the picture ‘makes a mockery’ of Floyd’s shocking killing.

Floyd’s death has sparked protests across the world after horrifying footage showed the unarmed father lying face-down on the road, begging for air with a white officer’s knee on his neck.

Another two officers were seen kneeling on his legs and torso, while a fourth watches. All four have since been arrested.

Derek Chauvin, 44, the officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck for about eight minutes shortly before he died, has been charged with murder and manslaughter.

A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: ‘We can confirm we are investigating after an image was shared on social media which showed two men imitating the recent death of US citizen George Floyd.

‘An investigation was launched and yesterday (Sunday) officers arrested two males aged 19 and another male aged 18 on suspicion of sending communications causing anxiety and distress.

‘They have since been released on bail. We understand that this is social media post has caused significant upset and we want to reassure the public it is being investigated robustly and is being treated as a hate crime.’
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Anyone got eyes on the protest in London over Floyd's death? Is it going the way of Paris/the US, where they smash shit up or is it peaceful.
 
With protestors now assaulting the Met, who are in no way prepared (or willing) to enforce Law and Order, does that mean vigilante groups are going to form up again?
Cause if the Police get overwhelmed and chased out of parts of London, rioting and looting is certainly going to happen.

This all begs the question, is this really about some black guy getting killed via escalation by American Police, or merely an opportunity for British Blacks to victimize themselves again and try to steal the latest in fashion and tech?
 
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