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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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Overly Serious said:
EDIT EDIT EDIT: Fuck me - "To allow doctors to opt-out of euthanasia work via a conscience clause without penalty." DENIED!
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Eat the bugs
Live in the pod
Murder mentally ill people on the orders of the state

(If this gets through the lords, I'll probably never let my dad in a hospital again. There's every chance he might not come out.)

Clem Fandango said:
I can't even imagine Kier "Fucking Boring" Starmer saying those words, or doing anything even one millionth as exciting
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I can, in a round-about way. Remember, this is the man who had his home secretary instruct the CPS to prosecute the southport protestors for even the smallest of infractions, because his ego was hurt by their refusal to follow the rules. He's a ruthless, egomaniacal sociopath and they have a tendency towards deep, pervasive anger issues that they've learned to conceal behind a mask of one sort or another. For all that he might appear plastic-faced and emotionless most of the time, you can nevertheless see the seething anger and resentment in his body language when he gets even the slightest bit of pushback in public interactions.
 
Otterly said:
There are some scams so obvious you can only admire them. Ah yes, we all know that Yorkshire tea is grown on the high altitude tea gardens of likely moor, and that tea grows well in Scotland …
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I was going to say, is Scotland known for it's tea? Also:

"He deceived luxury establishments by selling imported tea as Scottish produce, offering varieties with names like Highland Green"

If some Scottish bloke approached me with a bag of something he called "Highland Green" I would not think it would be tea.
 
This mother fucker was uppricing Yorkshire Tea. Odd question, I want a good tea, I always have mine with milk, may I have some recommendations from the masses, please?
 
Overly Serious said:
Well there are lots of Christian denominations that don't have this stuff, but they will all expect you to believe in God. That's why I suggested CoE in the first place!

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Jesus! Amendment 60: To deny euthanasia if there was a real risk that the patient does not meet the eligibility criteria. DENIED!

EDIT EDIT: "To require doctors to document the content of their euthanasia discussions with the patient and share those records with a medical examiner". DENIED!

EDIT EDIT EDIT: Fuck me - "To allow doctors to opt-out of euthanasia work via a conscience clause without penalty." DENIED!
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So much drama being applied to everything to do with this bill. Those lists are compiled by people wanting to portray everything in the worst possible way to stir up emotions more. Can see my post a bunch of pages back showing the progress of the bill, it's had committee discussions but way off the amendment stages.

While I don't trust the government much at all I also get that they try not to repeat laws that already exist or create laws in such a way that they aren't workable in the real world. Like the opt-out of euthanasia work if looking at how doctors, surgeons and medical professionals are trained and contracted then no existing doctor would just be randomly plucked up with 0 training and forcefully told to get to work on the euthanasia of people, much like how your run of the mill GP isn't randomly taken out of the GP surgery and told they are doing an autopsy today.

Also medical examiners in the UK don't typically interact with anyone that's still alive. It sounds important and most have no idea what they do but a GP contacting a medical examiner while the patient is still alive and might not even die is just not how the NHS works.
 
Otterly said:
There are some scams so obvious you can only admire them. Ah yes, we all know that Yorkshire tea is grown on the high altitude tea gardens of likely moor, and that tea grows well in Scotland …
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There is a very small UK Tea crop it's a single farm on the South Cost of Cornwall that grows Tea but it's a tiny production like insignificant in volume mostly done just because they can an the vine yard they are growing it had the space an the soil was bad for growing Grapes (think post fungal infection) and the Tea bush is not effected by it in the slightest.

Ironically one thing Scotland does produce in Volume is seed potatoes.
 
Labour voters when a 17 year old MP is voted in: "I'm so glad that we have youth in our politics now"

Labour voters when an 18 year old becomes head of a Reform council: "Kids have no place in politics"
 
Tom Nook's Gloryhole said:
Labour voters when a 17 year old MP is voted in: "I'm so glad that we have youth in our politics now"

Labour voters when an 18 year old becomes head of a Reform council: "Kids have no place in politics"
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18 is a bit young though. I'd rather have someone in their mid-late 20s, at least then they some experience without being out of touch geriatric boomers.
 
Jason_Cruiser said:
18 is a bit young though. I'd rather have someone in their mid-late 20s, at least then they some experience without being out of touch geriatric boomers.
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Mid-late 20's ? They would have so much life experience and wisdom by then. That decade would make all the difference !
We need politicians that have worked in the real world for a substantial period of time. I don't mean in academia or trade unions either. A real job, where being useless at it has real world consequences. Where they have had to pay a fortune in tax and so will actually understand and be able to empathise with the need not to waste it as governments do.
It is a tragedy of modern times that politics is now dominated by career politicians. The whole spectrum of politics attracts morally questionable narcissists. I hold them all in equal contempt.
 
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Another day, another UK charity funnelling cash into Hamas
The charities watchdog has opened a compliance case into a British charity over “serious allegations” that the money it raises for families in Gaza ends up with Hamas.
The Charity Commission is examining the way that Save One Life UK distributes the money it collects in the UK.
The London-based charity is already being investigated by counter-terror police over claims the cash it distributes for children and their families may end up in the coffers of the banned terror group.
The Telegraph revealed earlier this year that concerns have been raised about an alleged lack of control over the way the funds raised are spent.
But the Charity Commission, which regulates all charities operating in Britain, has now opened a preliminary investigation – known as a regulatory compliance case – following allegations made about Save One Life UK.

A spokesman for the watchdog said: “We are aware of serious allegations made about Save One Life, which the charity also promptly reported to us. As a result, we have opened a regulatory compliance case to allow us to gather more information.

“As part of this, we have engaged with the charity’s trustees and are currently assessing both the charity’s activities and the trustees’ oversight, particularly in relation to the application of its funds overseas.”
The charity has raised more than £5 million in the past five years, with most of its aid directed to Gaza since the start of Israel’s military retaliation to the Oct 7 attacks by Hamas in 2023.
A complaint about Save One Life UK’s activities was submitted to the Metropolitan Police in April, via the Government’s online system for reporting material promoting terrorism or extremism.
Scotland Yard sources said the complaint was “passed on to the counter-terrorism internet referral unit for investigation”.

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Save One Life tells potential donors on its website that it is “working with the Ministry of Social Development in Gaza” (MoSD) to deliver cash to “those most in need”.
Hamas, which governs Gaza and is banned as a terror group by the UK government, has exercised effective control over the MoSD in Gaza for several years.

Save One Life has said: “Beneficiaries are pre-vetted and approved for assistance by the ministry, and the financial assistance is directly distributed, accounted for and audited and is distributed strictly in line with the principles of Zakat [Islamic system of charitable giving].”
The Telegraph previously reported that publicity photographs submitted to police appeared to show charity workers handing over envelopes allegedly thought to contain cash to children in Gaza
In other footage, one of Save One Life UK’s workers describes giving cash to families bombed out of their homes and living in temporary shelters amid the ruins.
That has raised the fear that the charity has little control over where the funds it has raised in Britain ultimately end up in an area that is governed by Hamas.

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The complainant told police: “Save One Life UK is a registered charity that is sending money to Gaza via an unknown broker in Turkey.
“A charity can be investigated if it is suspected of transferring money for non-charitable purposes, including political activity and support of terrorism, which would include allegations that the charity may provide material support for a proscribed terrorist group like Hamas.”

Among the charity’s trustees is Addeel Khan, the director of equity, inclusion and culture at University College London (UCL) and a former senior executive with the British Red Cross, who is a leading figure in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion policy.
In a live-streamed video posted on Facebook in April 2021, Mr Khan said the charity works with the MoSD to vet beneficiaries.
He said: “They make sure they’re vetted and the money is checked, ID is provided, to make sure the right people are receiving it – and there is clear transparency in terms of where the money goes.”

Its Gaza Under Attack appeal appeared to come before Israel had launched any significant military response to the Hamas attacks.
In one image posed on social media on 10.16am on Oct 7, Save One Life UK stated: “Our brothers and sisters in Palestine are under attack again.”
In another poster, published on the first anniversary of the attacks, and after months of bombardment by Israel on Gaza, Save One Life UK declared: “Years of resistance. Palestine stands strong: 12 months of brutal violence. Decades of resilient resistance.”

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A spokesman for Save One Life said: “We stand robustly behind our cash aid programme in Gaza to support the innocent civilians of Gaza suffering from the ongoing blockade and violence being committed by Israel.

“Cash aid is provided to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza by a number of organisations, including the UN and the IFRC.
“We have taken our own steps to notify the required bodies and are working with them transparently to address these false allegations.”
The spokesman added: “At a time when thousands have been killed through starvation and lack of funds to purchase bare essentials, we need the world and specifically the British public and media to support charitable efforts for the innocent victims.
“We always operate in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not work with Hamas or any proscribed terrorist organisation.”
Mr Khan was approached for comment.
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@Morethanabitfoolish A good find, and I'd wager that more than one of the Crowdfunding 'appeals' for Gaza is actually an hamas/Hezbollah scam.

Strange that only now is something being done about these scams after years of inaction...

Smyrna said:
Starmer has caved to his backbenchers. The proposed changes to PIP will only apply to new claimants.

It may not be enough to quell the rebellion.
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Hopefully it won't, as they want him gone no matter what.
 
Made In Wales said:
@Morethanabitfoolish A good find, and I'd wager that more than one of the Crowdfunding 'appeals' for Gaza is actually an hamas/Hezbollah scam.

Strange that only now is something being done about these scams after years of inaction...
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it's the old anrchotyranny.

the good and decent people are subject to totalitarian laws, snooping, punishment for wrong think, taxed to death etc.

the worst of us are allowed to do what the fuck they want with nothing ever done.
 
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