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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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Snekposter said:
Don't forget that for the West terrorism was something that typically happened elsewhere in the world until a few Palestinians went to see the Munich Olympics.
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History not your strong point? Europe was homegrown terrorist central back then. Just take a look at West Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK in that period.

It’s yet another great industry were Europeans were replaced by cheap foreigners.
 
The only proper chippies are the ones where you can order "once", "twice" or "thrice", with scraps, and not get funny looks.

The thing you put your bacon n sausage in is a bap.
 
FedPostalService said:
History not your strong point? Europe was homegrown terrorist central back then. Just take a look at West Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK in that period.

It’s yet another great industry were Europeans were replaced by cheap foreigners.
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As bloodthirsty and insane as some of Europe's home grown loons have been I must have missed that chapter where the IRA or the BNLM started castrating British Athletes at a sports event or flying jets into Canary Wharf.
 
In non-chippie related news

Retard Rachel from Accounts is poising to scrap ISAs and potentially the tax-free portion mine is up to £20k, so it is a good way to save, well the easier way. Well, she is freeing up the restriction because get this, she thinks people would spend the money. No you fucking retard they will squirrel it away. It will also stop growth because people use ISAs for significant purchases usually their house deposit. The banks are starting to turn on her, so we are probably going to see a resignation in due course. Bailey does not like her and is talking to Starmer directly.

 
Karen of Human Resources said:
I must have missed that chapter where the IRA started castrating British Athletes at a sports event
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The IRA may have not, but don’t fuck with the Paras https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ccused-of-torture-and-mutilation-5366939.html

Chaotic Pizzaparty said:
In non-chippie related news

Retard Rachel from Accounts is poising to scrap ISAs and potentially the tax-free portion mine is up to £20k, so it is a good way to save, well the easier way. Well, she is freeing up the restriction because get this, she thinks people would spend the money. No you fucking retard they will squirrel it away. It will also stop growth because people use ISAs for significant purchases usually their house deposit. The banks are starting to turn on her, so we are probably going to see a resignation in due course. Bailey does not like her and is talking to Starmer directly.

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I have never ever hated a government so much before.
 
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From what I can gauge from various news sources the banks are fucking furious as I said they are secure assets for them and internationals use ISAs a lot. I am convinced they will urge Starmer to sack her, they technically can as they are external. Her policies overall go against the basic laws of economies and what is worse she is implementing things that destablise fast on multiple fronts. Putting up tax negates savings and negating savings leads to contraction and wild inflation.

She keeps saying "London is a financial capital" Well it's not you stupid cunt because it is now ash and everyone has fled.
 
A-Logato said:
Sir! It is known as a chip butty!
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You've gone and reminded me of this one time in Year 1 when they were making crisp butties for everyone who had their hand up because I can't remember and I never fucking got one despite having my hand up until one of the assistant teachers saw. Fuck you Ms Bailey I hope you trip and land on glass fucking bitch.

Chaotic Pizzaparty said:
She keeps saying "London is a financial capital" Well it's not you stupid cunt because it is now ash and everyone has fled.
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"It will get worse before it gets better."
 
Cloaca Rimjob said:
didn't know sheepshaggers called them softies
remember big softies from Greggs? they were class, were only 99p too. Never forget what they took from you. Back when you could be racist in Greggs
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Softies aren't the same as bread rolls, they're a bit sweeter and you eat them with just butter. The rowie, or butterie, is the true sheepy bread product delicacy however.
 
Chaotic Pizzaparty said:
The banks are starting to turn on her, so we are probably going to see a resignation in due course. Bailey does not like her and is talking to Starmer directly.
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Trouble between the PM and Chancellor has long been a bad omen, especially as the two offices have become more interwoven. I won't predict Reeves going will take down Starmer (I don't think we're quite on track for my "out by may" pipe-dream at the moment), but I will point out that it's typically less than a year between a big blow-out resignation or firing of the Chancellor and the PM being punted.

Guntsress Of Diabeteeze said:
Aren’t you a nigger? You don’t have much room to speak on the ethnicity debate.
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We're all wogs to a yorkie.
 
teriyakiburns said:
Trouble between the PM and Chancellor has long been a bad omen, especially as the two offices have become more interwoven. I won't predict Reeves going will take down Starmer (I don't think we're quite on track for my "out by may" pipe-dream at the moment), but I will point out that it's typically less than a year between a big blow-out resignation or firing of the Chancellor and the PM being punted.
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This is an area I don't know a lot about.

Tories throw out their leaders with very little notice. I don't know if there's any such rumblings with Starmer. I know there was when he became leader of the party, but I don't know where that sits now.

Are Labour inclined to ditch Starmer, or are they still big fans of his work?

If they're not, who could they even replace him with I wonder? The rest of the cabinet are...Shocking, to put it mildly. As incompetent as she is, Reeves is the only one with any actual notable experience of anything.
 
Karen of Human Resources said:
Are Labour inclined to ditch Starmer, or are they still big fans of his work?
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The tories frequently went through prime minister after prime minister compared to labour who, at best, chose Gordon Brown after all the scandals Tony Blair left in his wake. It's too early to tell whether Two Tier Kier is indeed labour's Glorious Leader or if they get wind of enough grumbles from the populace, try to placate them with another knobhead to take the reins.
 
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