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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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GratsTheat783 said:
Scotland's first minister, Humza Yusef, has resigned facing a no-confidence vote. This came shortly after the SNP pulled out of their power-sharing deal with the Green party, becoming a minority government.
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You failed to mention how people had enough of his shit when he passed the anti-human rights legislation that allowed for anyone to be arrested over any speech, which was so bad even the cops in Scotland were against it, but Humina Useless passed it anyway because he's a retard Paki who only knows how to hate white people and nothing else, so the police got completely overwhelmed with complaints about hurt feefees to the point where they couldn't do anything else.
 
Both the SNP and Conservatives are gonna get killed by Labour in the next elections for Scotland and the UK as a whole. What a world lol
 
Slav Power said:
You failed to mention how people had enough of his shit when he passed the anti-human rights legislation that allowed for anyone to be arrested over any speech, which was so bad even the cops in Scotland were against it, but Humina Useless passed it anyway because he's a retard Paki who only knows how to hate white people and nothing else, so the police got completely overwhelmed with complaints about hurt feefees to the point where they couldn't do anything else.
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I assumed everyone already knew about that. Apologies, I will add that in.

According to my mother, he failed at all the government posts he was put in before getting first minister and she thinks he was put in to fail so Nicola Sturgeon (the FM before him) would look better and get less focus from the media.
 
GratsTheat783 said:
I assumed everyone already knew about that. Apologies, I will add that in.

According to my mother, he failed at all the government posts he was put in before getting first minister and she thinks he was put in to fail so Nicola Sturgeon (the FM before him) would look better and get less focus from the media.
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It's more that not everyone is aware of Scottish politics and just how badly Humza fucked up right before him stepping down. Important context for a community happening post basically.
 
MunsterCheeseJr said:
Such an incompetent hateful man. I expect that he was set up as the patsy/fall guy for everyone to blame for the horrible legislation that passed. Their fall guy.
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He is full of hate and the modern person is full of self-hatred. It went hand in hand. The fact that he was elected in the first place could only happen in crazy times.
 
I dearly wish this is a sign of things to come and the pakis get purged of powerful positions across the UK but they'll probably replace Mr. "HUWITE" *spits* Humza with another shitskin so they all still match.
 
Lazy Drei said:
Any Scotland connoisseur who can tell me if this Pro-Troon law is going to stick or likely gets BTFO's soon?
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Most likely to stick, to not be used until the fuss has died down and then to be gradually used more in a targeted way. It’s too useful to tptb to be gotten rid of easily.
 
"Aye mon, there's too many fucking whites here, ken? I'm leaving because yaw greetin wains" - Hamza Yousaf, probably.

I wonder what shit is about to spill about Hamza useless that has caused him to bail?
 
Morethanabitfoolish said:
Times Article is paywalled but this is an interesting one, not just because it names the snitch (Aedan Wolton who's got a prominent position in Sports England) but also because the case showed the regulatory body is another one captured b by the ideology and while the judge cannot force the re-education he recommends saying that they need it is likely to be cited in future cases against them.
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While it's encouraging, and while American litigiousness is a mixed bag at best, this is one of those cases where I'd like to see a Yankee-sized jury verdict. Is this really enough to deter these evil fucks? I think not.
 
AnOminous said:
While it's encouraging, and while American litigiousness is a mixed bag at best, this is one of those cases where I'd like to see a Yankee-sized jury verdict. Is this really enough to deter these evil fucks? I think not.
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It's going to achieve nothing for now alas. But in a decade's time after ludicrous payouts from the public funds someone will finally say "didn't they get told they need training on this a while ago which might have avoided all these lawsuits? Maybe we should do that."

As ever the rate of legal losses will determine how quickly those particular chickens come home to roost. If things start accelerating that timeline could cut down heavily.

Surprisingly Aedan's name has also never appeared on the Farms before, so if nothing else this case is dragging that particular blight on the UK into the light. Sport's England's "strategic lead for equality."

This was his blog post for Pride last year.


Across the world, the summer months see lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, and non-binary people (and a whole host of others across the attraction and gender spectrums) observe that multi-faceted and incredible thing we call ‘Pride’.
‘Pride’ means something different to each of us.
The meaning can vary based on when and where we grew up, who (and how) we love, or how we might understand our gender.
Despite these variables, there’s usually some agreement that it’s a time to unashamedly acknowledge and celebrate our LGBTQ+ selves, regardless of whether you consider Pride to be a party or a protest.
Yet, being an LGBTQ+ person is becoming increasingly difficult.
In 2014, the United Kingdom was considered the number one place to be an LGBTQ+ person in Europe, out of some 49 countries included on the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)’s annual Rainbow Map.
But in less than 10 years, the UK has plummeted to 17th place, as Malta now takes the top spot, closely followed by Denmark and Spain.

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You are probably reading this because you have more than a passing interest in sport. You may even follow or play a sport (or two, or three) yourself.
You might even describe yourself as a ‘sport-lover’ or a ‘superfan’ but even if your interest is purely professional, you’ll likely have heard the phrase ‘the power of sport’ before today.
Globally, our sector loves to profess the amazing potential of the ‘power of sport’ to change and improve so many things in our lives.
If you enter the phrase into an online search engine you’ll be told, relatively quickly, that sport has the power to change the world for the better.
If that potential can be even partially realised, we share a collective responsibility to ensure that none of our LGBTQ+ siblings are left behind.

That’s why we value the work of purposefully inclusive sports national governing bodies (NGBs) like Baseball Softball UK and why campaigns like This Girl Can shine a spotlight on non-binary people’s inclusion.
It’s also the reason that we’ve recently been sharing other grassroots examples of LGBTQ+ sport groups showcasing support within the community in cycling, allyship in football and diversity in rugby. All of these pieces, plus this one today, demonstrate the importance of inclusivity.

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These are great and very welcome successes, but being included in sport isn’t just about the amount of time your wheels spent on the road or the total number of minutes you spent holding a bat.
It’s about being included in the knowledge and insights that inform the sector, being fairly and rightly included within the policies that shape the sports we love, and it’s about having a seat in the boardrooms that define how our sports councils, NGBs and clubs operate.
But if that is our working definition of LGBTQ+ inclusion, there is considerable room for improvement.
Yet being counted (and being seen to be counted) is an important step and it’s why I’m pleased that this year, for the first time, our Active Lives data includes lesbian, gay and bisexual people in it’s headline report.
And it’s also why I’m excited to be collaborating with Sport England colleagues on making trans/non-binary people’s experiences more visible in our insight moving forwards.

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Yet, having data that’s inclusive of LGBTQ+ people can only be an effective tool for advocacy if you choose to use it as such.
No doubt you’ll be aware that this week the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket published a damning report into the experience of people from various minority backgrounds across all levels of the game.
The results are stark - among others, 68% of women, 87% of South Asian people, 75% of black people, 70% of disabled people and 73% of LGBTQ+ people reported experiences of discrimination in cricket in the last five years.
As a result, the commission has rightly made several recommendations on how the sport might seek to redress the ingrained racism, misogyny and elitism that is so clearly commonplace.
However, the numerous recommendations (p.275) make no explicit mention of the need for cricket to proactively address its problems relating to homophobia, biphobia or transphobia - nor the ingrained ableism that disabled people reported - despite nearly three-quarters of LGBTQ+ people experiencing discrimination.
In a report that is over 300 pages in length, the word ‘homophobia’ appeared only four times, compared to 206 mentions of racism.

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This isn’t a blog professing that discrimination against LGBTQ+ people trumps other forms of oppression - unlike a number of areas in sport, this isn’t a competition.
It’s a recognition that a sport sector that is only inclusive of some groups, isn’t inclusive at all.
Every day, LGBTQ+ people take risks by being visibly themselves in a society that would rather we didn’t exist.
When people stand up to be counted, we owe it to them to acknowledge and include them in whatever comes next.
By doing so, we might stand a chance of harnessing the power of sport in a way could benefits us all, without exception.
Hope you’ve had a happy Pride and here’s to next year's.
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Wonder what this year's will look like?
 
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