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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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The biggest issue with the benefits system is the fundamental lack of jobs across the UK, and I mean jobs not "jobs". Every single fucking company in the UK is running as lean as possible because either A) they can't afford to hire more or B) they're working by the retarded effectiveness principle where you can just work the same 4 people to death instead of having a team of 8.

Where are the government entry level jobs where school leavers can go? Nowhere, the Civil Service, police, NHS, local council etc. are ALL cutting jobs. Your local McDonalds and Wetherspoons has an application list that's 20k names long. You want to get a minimum wage admin job? Have you got a Business Administration Level 2? No? Oh, then good luck with your job search :)

So what happens when someone doesn't manage to get a graduate job in a year? They're now in the same pool as fresh graduates from the next year, fucking them over harder and making them more unemployable by the week. There's no doubt in my mind this is why the absolute rise in PIP and unemployment has gone bezerk, people have done well in school, done well in 6th form, done well in University to be in contention with a billion people for the same minimum wage job, naturally a load are going to give up and become lifelong PIP/Doleys.

Make more government jobs, even if they're fucking bloat jobs that don't really do much and the economy will begin to thrive again. The bonus? On paper more work will actually fucking get done. More passports will be processed, more driving licences will be processed, more admin in mission critical roles will be processed. Instead the government is wanting more AI to replace the entry level posts which is going to make the situation even worse.
 
It's over, it's beyond over at this point.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/busines...old-water-reeves-claim-economy-turned-corner/

When your bank turns on the entire government, it's over. The operator is usually very apolitical but to do this is just damning but he is of course correct.

The amount of jobs out there is dismal, the finance sector atm is fucked my history is in nursing and accountancy but the job pool is so limited. I know from one of my applications that one received over 3000 for an entry-level job. The market is not only enemic, it's dead. If your natives cannot move jobs and are paralyzed, then you are operating under an illusion.
 
Tom Nook's Gloryhole said:
Make more government jobs
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This is this is dull socialist thinking that got us where we are; do not give people free shit under any circumstances, feeding the animals creates a dependency that cannot easily be undone, the government is a teat far too many people are attached to already.
What the field needs is a fire to burn off the chaff not more overgrowth.
 
Kier Starmer said:
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?
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Yorkshire Tea + Rington's Tea, or Yorkshire Tea + Twining's English Breakfast. Both suggestions in the same cup. I suggest drinking tea out of a mug that's at least the size of a Sports Direct mug, bigger if you can find it.
 
Zoot said:
but i thought importing infinite africans and pakis was a boost to the economy
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Only when the economy is doing well. When it's like this, importing infinite browns is the right thing to do. Don't you have empathy?!?
 
Tom Nook's Gloryhole said:
The biggest issue with the benefits system is the fundamental lack of jobs across the UK, and I mean jobs not "jobs". Every single fucking company in the UK is running as lean as possible because either A) they can't afford to hire more or B) they're working by the retarded effectiveness principle where you can just work the same 4 people to death instead of having a team of 8.

Where are the government entry level jobs where school leavers can go? Nowhere, the Civil Service, police, NHS, local council etc. are ALL cutting jobs. Your local McDonalds and Wetherspoons has an application list that's 20k names long. You want to get a minimum wage admin job? Have you got a Business Administration Level 2? No? Oh, then good luck with your job search :)

So what happens when someone doesn't manage to get a graduate job in a year? They're now in the same pool as fresh graduates from the next year, fucking them over harder and making them more unemployable by the week. There's no doubt in my mind this is why the absolute rise in PIP and unemployment has gone bezerk, people have done well in school, done well in 6th form, done well in University to be in contention with a billion people for the same minimum wage job, naturally a load are going to give up and become lifelong PIP/Doleys.

Make more government jobs, even if they're fucking bloat jobs that don't really do much and the economy will begin to thrive again. The bonus? On paper more work will actually fucking get done. More passports will be processed, more driving licences will be processed, more admin in mission critical roles will be processed. Instead the government is wanting more AI to replace the entry level posts which is going to make the situation even worse.
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One of my biggest pet peeve is local shops being taken over by pakis. Every village shop is 5 or so jobs. Great for mothers with kids at school, the type of extra income that makes it possible for a family to survive but always have a parent there for the kids. They're all pakis now, 10 pakis running the village shop and giving you the stink eye if you go in.
 
Kier Starmer said:
It's over, it's beyond over at this point.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/busines...old-water-reeves-claim-economy-turned-corner/

When your bank turns on the entire government, it's over. The operator is usually very apolitical but to do this is just damning but he is of course correct.

The amount of jobs out there is dismal, the finance sector atm is fucked my history is in nursing and accountancy but the job pool is so limited. I know from one of my applications that one received over 3000 for an entry-level job. The market is not only enemic, it's dead. If your natives cannot move jobs and are paralyzed, then you are operating under an illusion.
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As a part of my job I get to see all the records on people coming and going from the business and right now it's dire. So many people are leaving and each and every time they always get replaced with a brown or a black.

We are honestly not a real country at this point, we are a large open air job centre.
 
A-Logato said:
As a part of my job I get to see all the records on people coming and going from the business and right now it's dire. So many people are leaving and each and every time they always get replaced with a brown or a black.

We are honestly not a real country at this point, we are a large open air job centre.
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A job center actually has jobs to hand out not just fag flags.

The local council has put up posters every where for faggot month. I thought Reform had taken over this area and had cancelled all that shit. What happened?
 
https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/1921461476398616842
Open borders advocate Nicholas Decker on Pakistani grooming gangs in Britain: ''I am far happier that these men are doing these crimes in Britain than Pakistan because Britain has a modern police force more likely to arrest them.''

He also pragmatically points out if their all noncing in Britain then there's less nonces everywhere else in the world.
 
A-Logato said:
https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/1921461476398616842
Open borders advocate Nicholas Decker on Pakistani grooming gangs in Britain: ''I am far happier that these men are doing these crimes in Britain than Pakistan because Britain has a modern police force more likely to arrest them.''

He also pragmatically points out if their all noncing in Britain then there's less nonces everywhere else in the world.
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I think Nicholas Decker should be killed along with his entire family. Clearly his bloodline is poison. The North Koreans have the right idea about these sorts of people.
 
A-Logato said:
https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/1921461476398616842
Open borders advocate Nicholas Decker on Pakistani grooming gangs in Britain: ''I am far happier that these men are doing these crimes in Britain than Pakistan because Britain has a modern police force more likely to arrest them.''

He also pragmatically points out if their all noncing in Britain then there's less nonces everywhere else in the world.
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I hope he would be equally happy that right wing anti-nonce death squads were operating in Britain rather than abroad. We owe it to the browns, really.
 
Kier Starmer said:
It's over, it's beyond over at this point.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/busines...old-water-reeves-claim-economy-turned-corner/

When your bank turns on the entire government, it's over. The operator is usually very apolitical but to do this is just damning but he is of course correct.

The amount of jobs out there is dismal, the finance sector atm is fucked my history is in nursing and accountancy but the job pool is so limited. I know from one of my applications that one received over 3000 for an entry-level job. The market is not only enemic, it's dead. If your natives cannot move jobs and are paralyzed, then you are operating under an illusion.
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Agreed.

Remember that 'Keys' bloke at the 2024 Election - well, I've come up with my own set to see whether or not Starmer will be able to stay on:

1) Leadership

Does Starmer inspire as a leader, is he strong and stable or weak and wobbly? Is he respected by the electorate and perceived to be doing a good job overall since July 2024?

No.

2) Economy

Is Starmer and his Government beneficial to the economy? Have they got economic issues under control and are they keeping taxes and the cost of living low or at least at a sensible rate?

No.

3) National Security

Is Starmer and his Government keeping the people safe from threats from outside? Do we have a strong and resilient Military Force and can they defend the country in case of war?

No.

4) Political Challenges

Since being elected as PM, has Starmer seen off the political challenges of other parties and has his party stayed above other parties in political ratings (Ipsos/Mori etc.)

No.

5) International Reputation

Is Starmer seen as a positive among the international circuit? Do other countries and leaders respect him?

Yes, but only partly.

Starmer barely scrapes 1/5 - IMO you'd need at least 3/5 to even be seen as a fairly decent leader.

Therefore, when even the financial institutions are worried, we need to accept that the inevitable is coming.
 
Who ended up being the TBA on the pyramid stage at glasto in the end?
 
A-Logato said:
He also pragmatically points out if their all noncing in Britain then there's less nonces everywhere else in the world.
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Utilitarianism always ends up saying things like this. I say this as someone who finds it an interesting philosophy.
 
A-Logato said:
https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/1921461476398616842
Open borders advocate Nicholas Decker on Pakistani grooming gangs in Britain: ''I am far happier that these men are doing these crimes in Britain than Pakistan because Britain has a modern police force more likely to arrest them.''

He also pragmatically points out if their all noncing in Britain then there's less nonces everywhere else in the world.
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This seems a bit on the nose, is Decker not some Milo adjacent troll faggot?
 
People unironically being hyped for Pulp in the year of our lord 2025? Like we were talking about the Manics being shite for the past 20 years or so but Pulp barely has enough decent tracks to fit on a single. Absolutely dire middle of the road shitpop with the only mild praise I can give them is that they're still a level above the absolutely dire britpop shite like The Verve.

The contrarians who say Pulp are better than Blur or Oasis are Guardian wankers who don't really listen to music but support a band because "I like what they had to say about the cause". They don't watch football but they support Arsenal. They don't practice monogamy because "It's unfair to force a woman to only date me", and their biggest accomplishment in life is getting on the poll card for Eastborne to show they gave politics a go.
 
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