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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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Chunky Salsa said:
Import the 3rd world, get 3rd world practises. If shit carries on, every UK river will be a chemical choked and rubbish clogged sludge flow. The mud people are terraforming the country to be like their shitholes.
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Too late for some, like Belgium 😮

 
Sorry if this has been posted before but in this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9elrjpry0o
(archive)https://archive.is/fKOsr someone has been arrested for stirring up racial hatred but they also make note of this

"Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard the posts were alleged to contain anti-Muslim and anti-establishment rhetoric"

I don't care about the racial hatred bollocks but anti-establishment rhetoric seems one step too far to be included unless they start going after people who are critical of the government.
 
STARS158 said:
Too late for some, like Belgium 😮

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I am not joking when I say I think littering is the most* sub-human behaviour.
This is why.

*Out of non-violent behaviours.

It's not news because it happened years ago. I have mentioned in the Summer24 thread that I once volunteered in an illegal immigrant camp.
One eye-opening experience was when I proposed to give binbags to the migrants so that we could do some recycling. The car park where we would distribute food was full of litter, from the disposable plates, cutlery, and cups. That is all plastic, paper, and general waste. Why not try to recycle? I asked, hopeful in the humanity of these people who were being kindly helped by us and other hundreds of people that donated money and items... "No, we cannot ask that of them. Recycling is not what they are worried about; they are dealing with violations to their human rights!"
... okay, but they also have nothing to do all day. Maybe picking up litter would give a less shit impression on the locals??
 
East_Clintwood said:
Littering is the second most sub human behaviour. Everyone knows the most subhuman behaviour is not taking the shopping trolley back
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I don't want to reignite the war

However I will say that what makes littering where you live worse is that it damages you. I think returning a cart is the difference between a decent human being a trashy one.
However littering is literally subhuman, sub-animal even. Even animals know not to shit where they live. I can not return a cart, and it will have zero impact on me.
What happens if I leave litter everywhere around where I am living? I end up living in a dumpster; it harms me directly. I am literally doing something against me.

Look at "bad neighbourhood". There is a difference between not having money to repaint your house and not giving enough of a shit to pick up your trash. Especially in places where there is a lot of unemployment, rather than sitting on the porch, those people could help cleaning up the area. What would happen? Well, the value of their houses might increase! The area could be a bit more liveable!

Look at the groups that meet up in their free time to pick up litter for fun! Because they believe it's right. I cannot help but notice a pattern for those people. (Same sort of people who hike, enjoy nature, etc)

Funnily enough in some European countries you have to put a coin into the cart, so the migrants will bother you because they want to return it for you to keep the coin...

-Done with the sperging.
 
Artificial Stupidity said:
I don't care about the racial hatred bollocks but anti-establishment rhetoric seems one step too far to be included unless they start going after people who are critical of the government.
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Every day it gets worse.. I'm almost hoping when the government actually gets back to doing it's job the Tories are going to shred Labour for this but I doubt it..
 
Wodanaz said:
I just don't understand how britoids can see all these stabbings and still get holier than thou about guns in the US.
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Three decades of anti-gun media will do that to you.
Nine year old waifu said:
Especially in places where there is a lot of unemployment, rather than sitting on the porch, those people could help cleaning up the area. What would happen? Well, the value of their houses might increase!
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If their property values increased then their rent might as well, and you only get so much comped for housing benefits so it's actually in their best interest to live in a pig sty.
 

more than 1000 people arrested? The coppers are paki loving mohammed bummers! Unfair trials! Speedy justice only for the rioters!!

They're true, but they're smoke and mirrors. Behold, the mask has slipped:

The Metropolitan police are failing in almost all areas

The Metropolitan Police is failing in almost all its areas of work, the police inspectorate has said.
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) assessed the force's performance across nine areas.
In its report, it graded the force as "requires improvement" or "inadequate" in seven of the nine - including investigating and preventing crime.
The Met said it was "reflecting" on the report but was "using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards".
HMICFRS inspected the force for the 2023-25 period.
Its Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy (Peel) report said the Met's performance in investigating crime and managing offenders was "inadequate", and the force "requires improvement" in areas including preventing crime, protecting vulnerable people, developing a positive workplace and leadership.
It comes after the force was told to make "urgent improvements" following a previous inspection in 2022.
HM Inspector of Constabulary, Lee Freeman, said the Met was going through a "significant" transformation, and "many changes have already been made", but "these haven’t yet translated into consistent and sustained improvements in certain key areas".
"Consequently, I have serious concerns about how the force is currently investigating crime and managing offenders and suspects," he said.
"I also have concerns about how the force is preventing and reducing crime and providing victims with an effective service."

Mr Freeman highlighted:
  • The Met was "inconsistent" in managing sex offenders, with a backlog of visits and risk assessment in some teams
  • The force "hasn’t met its goal of reducing the number of outstanding suspects"
  • There were "significant issues in the standards of investigation, victim care and investigation management" in the Met's victim service, and "some offences involving vulnerable people aren’t being investigated by suitably trained investigators"
  • The Met "has more work to do to make sure it consistently assesses the level of risk" for all 999 and 101 calls when considering a response
The Met has been in an enhanced monitoring process known as Engage since the previous inspection - used when a force is "not succeeding in managing, mitigating or eradicating" a cause of concern.
The inspectorate said the force would remain in this process.

The report also raised concerns over the Met's plans to scale back its plans for reform due to a funding gap of £92m
Other findings in the report included issues arising due to a lack of training for investigating officers including in managing sex offence suspects and offenders, and inexperienced officers "trying to manage large workloads beyond their training and knowledge".
The force’s "culture makes some officers and staff reluctant to speak out about poor behaviour", the report added.

'Significant risk'​

Concerns were also raised over the Met's proposals to scale back its plans for reform due to a funding gap of £92m for the 2024-25 year.
"It presents a significant risk to the capability and capacity of the force to implement the improvements that are required," the inspectorate said.
However, the report praised the force's use of stop and search, saying it was "both fair and effective" and that "the overwhelming majority of recorded grounds for stop and search were reasonable".

The London mayor said he was "confident" the Met's commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, could "turn this around"
A Met spokesperson said the force was using "every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards for London" and the report "underlines why this continuing reform is needed".
“We are now reflecting carefully on the findings, the core of which reflect our 'A New Met for London' plans and the briefing we gave to the HMIC," they added.
"We will continue to work closely with the Inspectorate, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, and other partners to improve delivery for Londoners.”
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said he welcomed the report and agreed with its findings but said he was "confident" the commissioner Sir Mark Rowley can "turn this around".
"We've seen, actually, from the inspectorate's report some evidence of progress being made - not enough, still a lot to do but something's been done and I am looking forward to more progress being made," he said.
"We've got a long way to go but we're heading in the right direction," he added.
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Fancy graphs from the above story:

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Labour wants people to believe they're targeting the rioters because they're racist, but labour don't give a fuck about the people on the ground, black or white. They're targeting the protesters because it's like shooting criminal fish in a barrel - an easy way to buff arrest numbers, with the added bonus of playing to their woke, lefty party agenda. It's a win/win.

The met are fucked. Heavy handed scare tactics are used because they're paper tigers. They're handling the muzzies with kid gloves because if they kick off a little, the whites will kick off a lot and it'll be Anarchy In the UK - Johnny Rotten is right again.

The thin blue line between peace and chaos has never been thinner. The army and curfews/lockdowns are almost inevitable at this point.
 
not even a few seconds in and I feel a visceral disgust listening to that speaker at the beginning.
could someone explain to a burger here, why does the youth parliment even exist? why should a government listen to kids with zero life experience when it comes to national politics?
 
Autistic Gunspergings said:
not even a few seconds in and I feel a visceral disgust listening to that speaker at the beginning.
could someone explain to a burger here, why does the youth parliment even exist? why should a government listen to kids with zero life experience when it comes to national politics?
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They don't listen to them. It's just a well funded equivalent of the model UN that schools in the US seem to have.
 
The Metropolitan Police is failing in almost all its areas of work, the police inspectorate has said.
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) assessed the force's performance across nine areas.
In its report, it graded the force as "requires improvement" or "inadequate" in seven of the nine - including investigating and preventing crime.
The Met said it was "reflecting" on the report but was "using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards".

HMICFRS inspected the force for the 2023-25 period.
Its Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy (Peel) report said the Met's performance in investigating crime and managing offenders was "inadequate", and the force "requires improvement" in areas including preventing crime, protecting vulnerable people, developing a positive workplace and leadership.
It comes after the force was told to make "urgent improvements" following a previous inspection in 2022.
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I for one am shocked at this news. Shocked I tell ya
 
Autistic Gunspergings said:
not even a few seconds in and I feel a visceral disgust listening to that speaker at the beginning.
could someone explain to a burger here, why does the youth parliment even exist? why should a government listen to kids with zero life experience when it comes to national politics?
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Remember that Simpsons where Lisa was student president? Yeah. Like that, but a gigantic waste of taxpayer money.
 
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