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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.

 

[ApeBass]

Doesn't apply, as political beliefs are an essential part of being a member of a political party. In the same way that religious discrimination is illegal, but a church can still insist that its priests believe in God.

Not true, as this guide to the Equality Act states:

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/equality-act-2010-guide-political-parties#:~:text=This%20publication%20provides%20an%20overview,within%20their%20own%20party%20structures.

"Members of political parties, and those wanting to become members, are protected from discrimination, harassment and victimisation involving all of the protected characteristics in the Act except marriage and civil partnership."

 

[Rusty Metal Skull Gun]

Not true, as this guide to the Equality Act states:

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/equality-act-2010-guide-political-parties#:~:text=This%20publication%20provides%20an%20overview,within%20their%20own%20party%20structures.

"Members of political parties, and those wanting to become members, are protected from discrimination, harassment and victimisation involving all of the protected characteristics in the Act except marriage and civil partnership."

See part 2 of Schedule 23 of the Equality Act: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/23

The Forstater case held that being anti-troon is a "belief" for the terms of the Act. If the purpose of the Greens is to advance the belief of troonery, they're allowed to discriminate to this end.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

Worse.

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[Tony Martin's Force Ghost]

I am actually impressed by how shit Starmer is. Not only could he defeat the conservatives in their weakest point of recorded memory but made it so Sunak is leading in polls. Starmer is a Tory in Labour clothing and one of the most hypocritical faggots in politics.

I think we might see Braverman go but the reason she got into the cabinet is that she has control over a large amount of the crazies and will unleash them. Braverman is fucking insane and none of what she says even makes sense. It is funny though coming from a really ugly pajeet though.

Edit; this picture today at the Tory conference makes Cunt look exceptionally retarded.

 

[East_Clintwood]

So there was a by-election in Scotland last night and the SNP got absolutely fucking mogged by Labour with a 20% swing. They weren't the only ones who got wrecked either as the Tories lost 11% of the vote (and their deposit).

However because it's Labour and they couldn't stop hitting themselves in the balls if their lives depended on it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67023015

Labour could face a multi-million pound legal bill as a result of a bitter internal feud dating back to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
Labour has accused Mr Corbyn's former chief of staff Karie Murphy, his former communications director Seumas Milne and three other ex-staff of leaking a controversial document just after Sir Keir Starmer became leader in April 2020.
Documents submitted to the High Court this week reveal the party's legal pursuit has cost almost £1.4m so far.
And the party's lawyers were estimating that a further £868,000 could be spent on the case, which had yet to come to full trial.

Lol. LMAO even.

 

[Snekposter]

So there was a by-election in Scotland last night and the SNP got absolutely fucking mogged by Labour with a 20% swing. They weren't the only ones who got wrecked either as the Tories lost 11% of the vote (and their deposit).

However because it's Labour and they couldn't stop hitting themselves in the balls if their lives depended on it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67023015


Lol. LMAO even.

I am perpetually amazed that despite the Tories being some of the most incompetent fuckheads on the planet, somehow Labour manages to consistently outdo them.

 

[East_Clintwood]

So I just saw Keir Starmer trending alongside "Glitter". Imagine my disappointment when it's not some sort of revelation about him and Gary, but because he got glitter bombed by a protester during his speech:

The latest brand of dipshits behind it:

 

[teriyakiburns]

So I just saw Keir Starmer trending alongside "Glitter". Imagine my disappointment when it's not some sort of revelation about him and Gary, but because he got glitter bombed by a protester during his speech:
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The latest brand of dipshits behind it:

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So wait, they want PR, but they also want a lottery-based legislature? What's the point? Unless the elected body is neutered into irrelevancy, the appointed body will only ever be performative set dressing for the grifters and politicians to hide behind.

It's interesting that they've been pushing this idea of parallel society crap so much, recently. Lots of talk of appointed bodies from "the people" (which I'm sure won't be manipulated to appoint the "right" people). Last time it had any sort of traction was in the 70s, when they were trying to create a system of "peoples' tribunals" or "peoples' forums", which just happened to be designed to bypass the national government and connect straight to the UN.

 

[Rusty Metal Skull Gun]

If we had a pure democracy, one of the first things to happen would be the reinstatement of the death penalty. They'd be reeing about that so hard. Probably another group that thinks "the people" means "the people I've met in North London".

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

So I just saw Keir Starmer trending alongside "Glitter". Imagine my disappointment when it's not some sort of revelation about him and Gary, but because he got glitter bombed by a protester during his speech:
Glitter.mp4

The latest brand of dipshits behind it:

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I'm really 25/75 on this. On one hand I don't think Kier has the acting ability to pull off looking that uncomfortable. On the other hand the whole thing stinks heavily of a setup so Kier can have his "man of the people" moment removing his jacket and pretending he is unphased.



Also that collection of posts makes it clear they are Labour supporters. All their talk is about working with them, not other political parties.

This is almost certainly a political stunt to boost Labour's numbers.

 

[Rusty Metal Skull Gun]

I'm really 25/75 on this. On one hand I don't think Kier has the acting ability to pull off looking that uncomfortable. On the other hand the whole thing stinks heavily of a setup so Kier can have his "man of the people" moment removing his jacket and pretending he is unphased.

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Also that collection of posts makes it clear they are Labour supporters. All their talk is about working with them, not other political parties.

This is almost certainly a political stunt to boost Labour's numbers.

I doubt it.

The Labour leadership doesn't want any discussion about PR, as it would damage them as much as it would damage the Conservatives. Plus it's the sort of masturbatory drivel that would turn off the electorate... plus it would need a referendum, and nobody wants a referendum about anything ever again.

 

[RACISM]

nobody wants a referendum about anything ever again

I think you'll find half the country (in fact just slightly over half) would be fine with it.
Referendums are fine, they show the ivory tower niggers what everyone really thinks. What isn't fine is the traitorous politicians not properly enacting the will of the people because they don't like the answer.

 

[The Gene Genie]

Imagine being Starmer and being the Leader of the Opposition to the least popular and worst Government in recent British history and somehow managing to completely drop the ball to the point where it's possible Rishi and his band of retards could actually win.

 

[Vesperus]

If we had a pure democracy, one of the first things to happen would be the reinstatement of the death penalty. They'd be reeing about that so hard. Probably another group that thinks "the people" means "the people I've met in North London".

It's the natural result of living in a social media bubble - having firmly jammed their fingers in their fingers to ignore all the evil terfs, Brexiteers, and grubby peasants from North of Watford, they now think everybody holds the same bland woke opinions thay they do.

Germany and NZ have similar voting systems (PR with local and party votes), and both are swinging towards minor right wing parties as people get pissed off: Throwing in a lottery-style second house (assuming it wasn't rigged to keep the "wrong" people out) would really rustle their jimmies when Mavis from Doncaster starts laying the law about troons and immigration.

Sigh. It's a nice dream.

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

Luton airport carpark is on fire (originally reported as Heathrow by the BBC).

Luton has the most (maybe only?) flights direct to Tel Aviv. Any regular flyers in and out of Luton will have seen the bus loads of Orthadox Jews knocking about with their ZZ top outfits and curly sideburns.

Coincidence that Luton, of all airports, is on fire?

 

[6MillionCoofs]

Imagine being Starmer and being the Leader of the Opposition to the least popular and worst Government in recent British history and somehow managing to completely drop the ball to the point where it's possible Rishi and his band of retards could actually win.

As the talk goes among the Left ‘it’s the tories election to lose, not Labour’s to win’

 

[Eat to the beat]

So I just saw Keir Starmer trending alongside "Glitter". Imagine my disappointment when it's not some sort of revelation about him and Gary, but because he got glitter bombed by a protester during his speech:
Glitter.mp4

The latest brand of dipshits behind it:

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Absolutely nothing wrong with glitter. The kids seem to love it. But I do prefer to keep it in a more private setting.

 

[Rusty Metal Skull Gun]

I think you'll find half the country (in fact just slightly over half) would be fine with it.
Referendums are fine, they show the ivory tower niggers what everyone really thinks. What isn't fine is the traitorous politicians not properly enacting the will of the people because they don't like the answer.

To be clear, I voted for Brexit and haven't regretted it for a millisecond. But nobody wants the rancour of another controversial referendum.

Throwing in a lottery-style second house (assuming it wasn't rigged to keep the "wrong" people out)

When they've tried this sort of thing in the past, it turns out that it's ridiculously easy for the (political) "convenor" to steer the conversation in the way they wish it to go, to get the preordained result. Citizens' assemblies are useless.

 

[The Gene Genie]

As the talk goes among the Left ‘it’s the tories election to lose, not Labour’s to win’

I just don't understand the endgoal. I mean obviously both Labour and the Tories are all controlled anyway, but if Starmer came out with right-on-social issues and left-on-economics it would probably be the largest Labour landslide victory in British history. But I'm going to bet that he's going to piss it all away, not that he hasn't basically done it already, and the Tories are going to win once again.

 

[AnOminous]

If we had a pure democracy, one of the first things to happen would be the reinstatement of the death penalty. They'd be reeing about that so hard. Probably another group that thinks "the people" means "the people I've met in North London".

If we had a pure democracy, troons would decorate every lamp post by tomorrow.