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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.

 

[-Jack-]

Interesting point you make here. My current book for my train commute to work ( I only do it to scare the normals away from me ) -

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I've only got through the first 40 odd pages, but already it has stressed time and time again the requirement of the state to own the means of production - primarily agriculture.
Curious that one of Starmer's first moves is to attempt to tax all the small holdings out of business. Wonder how far down the road we are to food shortages and then only members of the Party being fed ?

If you're commuting to London you'll attract a lot of chinks.

 

[FedPostalService]

Anyone who has had to plan their child's funeral is to be pitied imo. Poor bastard.

What if the child said the N word?

 

[teriyakiburns]

What if the child said the N word?

When you're a child of a poor, you aren't allowed to say "no". Especially when the happy fun time grooving gang come to pay a visit.

Oh wait, you mean nigger. Off to jail with em!

 

[Tony Martin's Force Ghost]

So Rachel Reeves this week after her very successful China excursion managed to scrimp up $120 million annually from the Chinks, not even half a day of the NHS btw. She said she is going to announce cuts to Social Security and I have a feeling it is the aatachment of social security linked to care home and social services as those funds can be directly cut by Whitehall by stripping away local council funds. They are already are at their knees and the local councils are diverting a lot of their funds to prop it up. On top of this is the multitudes of child sex scandals emerging. I cannot stress this enough if you can stock up on a ton of long life things like soup, beans, pasta and lentils stuff that can last long but can scrimp for a meal. Shit is going to skyrocket shortly as the pound will crash significantly. If you have pets do pet food too for their benefit.

This is clearly a government now who will not step aside as it it astronomically clear they are all inept, at least Sunak and Hunt knew to stave the bleeding but this is a government who will take the country down screaming with it. We need a huge politicial overhaul to prevent shit like this happening, whilst he has not lost a bill yet and step down, Starmer coerces his party to follow step which should be illegal because what is the point of representing your country/town if you are coreced into voting for actions you oppose.

 

[BongoMongo]

So Rachel Reeves this week after her very successful China excursion managed to scrimp up $120 million annually from the Chinks, not even half a day of the NHS btw. She said she is going to announce cuts to Social Security and I have a feeling it is the aatachment of social security linked to care home and social services as those funds can be directly cut by Whitehall by stripping away local council funds. They are already are at their knees and the local councils are diverting a lot of their funds to prop it up. On top of this is the multitudes of child sex scandals emerging. I cannot stress this enough if you can stock up on a ton of long life things like soup, beans, pasta and lentils stuff that can last long but can scrimp for a meal. Shit is going to skyrocket shortly as the pound will crash significantly. If you have pets do pet food too for their benefit.

This is clearly a government now who will not step aside as it it astronomically clear they are all inept, at least Sunak and Hunt knew to stave the bleeding but this is a government who will take the country down screaming with it. We need a huge politicial overhaul to prevent shit like this happening, whilst he has not lost a bill yet and step down, Starmer coerces his party to follow step which should be illegal because what is the point of representing your country/town if you are coreced into voting for actions you oppose.

Well that's what Whips are for. To make sure the wants of the governing party come before the needs of the electorate and to force MPs to vote on party lines. God forbid anyone vote on conscience or, worse to represent their electorates.

 

[Florch]

I heard that he didn't enter a plea because he's having trouble with his voice, he felt a little hoarse

It's okay, need not worry!
I hear he is currently in a stable condition.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

So Rachel Reeves this week after her very successful China excursion managed to scrimp up $120 million annually from the Chinks, not even half a day of the NHS btw. She said she is going to announce cuts to Social Security and I have a feeling it is the aatachment of social security linked to care home and social services as those funds can be directly cut by Whitehall by stripping away local council funds. They are already are at their knees and the local councils are diverting a lot of their funds to prop it up. On top of this is the multitudes of child sex scandals emerging. I cannot stress this enough if you can stock up on a ton of long life things like soup, beans, pasta and lentils stuff that can last long but can scrimp for a meal. Shit is going to skyrocket shortly as the pound will crash significantly. If you have pets do pet food too for their benefit.

This is clearly a government now who will not step aside as it it astronomically clear they are all inept, at least Sunak and Hunt knew to stave the bleeding but this is a government who will take the country down screaming with it. We need a huge politicial overhaul to prevent shit like this happening, whilst he has not lost a bill yet and step down, Starmer coerces his party to follow step which should be illegal because what is the point of representing your country/town if you are coreced into voting for actions you oppose.

What happened to all of the EU money again?

 

[BongoMongo]

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What happened to all of the EU money again?

It's being spent on housing people who have passed through multiple safe countries and thrown away their passports to gain access to the UK.

 

[Crispy Jakes]

What happened to all of the EU money again?

Funding Boriswave immigration. He increased immigration to record levels, made up almost entirely of the world's low-IQ unemployable detritus, creating a whole new dependent class we have to fund. The reason? He "wanted to be friends with The Financial Times". The Financial Times continued to hate him anyway because despite governing like a Green Party retard, he did so with a blue rosette.

Meanwhile in Labour-Nonce-Latest, Owen Jones has a rare good take which doesn't sit well with nonce ex-councillor:

 

[AssignedEva]

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What happened to all of the EU money again?

£350 million a week works out as £18.2 billion a year. Government spending is £1,189 billion, so adding that figure into the "kitty" is a 1.53% increase in money. I'm not clear on the exact figure but NHS funding appears to have increased by £20.5 billion in real terms between 2018/19 and 2023/24. £18.2 billion in 2016 is about £24 billion today so it'd be pretty much wiped out, especially since the triple lock means projected pensions spending will raise by another £12.5 billion this year (23/24 - £125bn, 24/25 - £137.5bn).

That's of course assuming that the £350 million a week figure is correct which I recall was demonstrated to be the theoretical amount we'd pay the EU, but not actually what we paid (Maggie got us a discount, to something closer to £250 million a week) and also we got money off the EU for various things. Plus leaving the EU has likely slowed our economy significantly while increasing state expenditure in the Civil Service to replace all the functions we'd previously outsourced to the EU (independent trade policy, expanded regulatory bodies, fisheries policy etc) and then associated infrastructure costs with e.g. the lorries going to Calais. The main arguments for Brexit weren't actually economic ones because it was likely quite harmful for our economy - which is why it was generally opposed by globalists, and why globalists replaced immigration from EU countries with immigration from India and Africa (because actually reducing immigration would mean they'd have to start training British workers and paying them better).

 

[Coolio55]

Funding Boriswave immigration. He increased immigration to record levels, made up almost entirely of the world's low-IQ unemployable detritus, creating a whole new dependent class we have to fund. The reason? He "wanted to be friends with The Financial Times". The Financial Times continued to hate him anyway because despite governing like a Green Party retard, he did so with a blue rosette.

Meanwhile in Labour-Nonce-Latest, Owen Jones has a rare good take which doesn't sit well with nonce ex-councillor:

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Just to clarify: Yes, that prison sentence is for a child sex offence.
1 year for diddling.

 

[AssignedEva]

Just to clarify: Yes, that prison sentence is for a child sex offence.
1 year for diddling.

Specifically for attempting to diddle a 14 year old boy:

Kirkbride was told three times the "boy" was 14 and an the second occasion, after he asked "am I not too young for you?", the then 55-year-old replied: "The law is clear on that but who follows the law these days?"

 

[Amin Yasister]

I'd been planning on writing to my MP to take a pop at her for being pro paki rape gangs,so she can have a dig for being part of a party which loves nonces and alall

I emailed my MP to thank her for seeing obvious sense and voting for an enquiry.

I cannot see how those MP's that voted against an enquiry can sleep at night, knowing full well what has been going on for years.

But actually, thinking about it, I can. They are spineless cunts only interested in keeping their seat in the HoC.

 

[BrownPawsTypedThis]

That Billy fella has literally no shame about what he's done, what the fuck

 

[BrightonAndHoveAlbion]

I have a special hatred for Freemasons and everytime I am shown the actions of one, my hatred is further justified.

 

[teriyakiburns]

If you take the premise as given, that amending the child safety bill would kill it stone dead, I can understand why people would vote against such an amendment. It's all theatre, however. A distraction from the real problem, which is this: Labour refused, from their very first day in office, a request from Oldham Council to institute a national inquiry with legal investigatory powers, which only Parliament can authorise. Oldham Council, if it ran an inquiry of its own, would be very limited in what it could actually achieve. It would have no power over any of the authorities responsible for covering up and ignoring the problem. It would have no power to require the supply of documentary evidence. It would be a long talking shop that ends in another list of "recommendations".

All of the government's arguments against a national inquiry fall flat once you realise that they could begin implementing the recommendations of the Jay report while also performing an inquiry into the broader scope of rape gangs, sexual abuse, and the role of the authorities in overlooking such things. The simple fact of the matter is, they don't want to look into it. They want half measures and powerless investigations that they can pick at for political point scoring, while letting the real problem go untouched.

 

[Chunky Salsa]

That Billy fella has literally no shame about what he's done, what the fuck

Because there aren't any real consequences to doing it. Socially no one around him likely cared all that much; his own gay 'community' do it routinely, so they won't care. Legally it's a slap on the wrist and he won't be hurting financially due to his connections and previous position. There is no punishment for nonces that works except to just kill them. This isn't the town drunk having a bad day, the man is a predator; something in his head is mangled beyond repair and it makes him seek out people to abuse. A prison stint, or a fine, or a reprimand, are all worthless. They don't deter predatory actions.

We've stopped seeing crime as an evil, or moral failing, and we've stopped seeing moral failings and evils as something to be rooted out and actively stamped on; and this is the result.

 

[BongoMongo]

I emailed my MP to thank her for seeing obvious sense and voting for an enquiry.

I cannot see how those MP's that voted against an enquiry can sleep at night, knowing full well what has been going on for years.

But actually, thinking about it, I can. They are spineless cunts only interested in keeping their seat in the HoC.

Really heartening to hear your MP voted so.

Mine did not so she has had an email telling her what I think of her and that I know she is not from the area nor does she live here so I cannot understand how she could possibly care,truly,for her constituents and that her vote on this occasion demonstrates her lack of care.

 

[AssignedEva]

Oldham Council, if it ran an inquiry of its own, would be very limited in what it could actually achieve. It would have no power over any of the authorities responsible for covering up and ignoring the problem. It would have no power to require the supply of documentary evidence. It would be a long talking shop that ends in another list of "recommendations".

I think the other aspect of it is that I don't think anyone with half a mind would actually trust the local councils to do it. If there's an ongoing large scale issue with an ethnic group's culture of silence, and they also have a significant presence on the council, letting them run the investigation might risk a coverup, which we're already seeing attempts at again:

There actually already was a national inquiry into this, that published in 2022 and the recommendations are currently being implemented, but given the various "independent reviews" that have already been run by the local council (which lead to them being described as "in denial" about the grooming gangs) I think it's clear that a fresh one that doesn't mince its words is relevant and necessary.

 

[Monopolywheel]

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What happened to all of the EU money again?

It's all gone towards importing asylum seekers
I'm not even joking