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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.

 

[Made In Wales]

How long until Lammy is called into the PM's office and told that he's out as a Cabinet Member?

There are, apparently, rumours that Starmer has lost patience with him and the chop is coming.

If Lammy goes, then the pressure will be on Starmer to axe Rachel '£22 billion gone' Reeves.

However, Starmer staying loyal to Reeves no matter what is only going to set tongues wagging after this week and if Rayner and Lammy are no longer in Starmer's good books... could they be tempted to reveal what they know about their cosy relationship (not sexual - but there has to be a reason as to why the two are tethered together... dirt, scandal... what exactly?)

 

[the rat]

what exactly

They don't like Greggs.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

but there has to be a reason as to why the two are tethered together... dirt, scandal...

Lammy is the bull, starmer is the cuck, reeves is the cumdumpster. Or one is black and one is female. DEI points.

 

[FedPostalService]

Higher rate or additional rate? If higher rate that means everything over 50k goes to 42% from 40%. I'm only in that tax band because I'm a Hard Working Person who does shit loads of overtime, Reeves you dull-witted bint.

Additional rate would be 47% on everything over 125k which is a dizzy height I can only aspire to.

I remember being a teenager and how fucked tax was back then. I’d work part time in a pub term time, but double my hours every summer and would somehow only be getting an extra thirty quid after working more than regular full time hours.

They’re creating a situation were the extra responsibility and stress just isn’t worth the extra money of promotions as they’d just steal the money that would compensate you for that in tax.

I fucking hate them, bros.

 

[UselessRubberKeyboard]

Happy Bonfire night.

There were far, far less fireworks last night than there were on Saturday night. I know I’m old, set in my ways and grumpy, but this ‘just do bonfire night when it’s convenient’ stuff really makes me cross. Bonfire night is November the 5th, you prideless heathens! Perhaps we should move Laura’s birthday to a week next Sunday, when the family has more free time. We’ll make Christmas a week early so Alfie and Shona are back from their holibobs in Dubai. You know, because it’s easier. And fuck tradition or calendars, who needs them.

God I hate these people.

Is releasing foreign nonces a part of his master plan? Will he release Axel next?
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When Elon Musk does it, he’s a Nazi.

I feel like this photo was a still from a video of a strange kind of party, where the shot has caught Lammy in the middle of trying to slap an airborne pancake down before it hits a target somewhere to his right.

Let’s face it, pancake goalkeeping parties are the most productive thing Parliament could be up to lately.

 

[GratsTheat783]

Do you think tactical voting actually poses a threat to Reform taking a majority and is it possible the other parties will try and replicate what happened in France to stop Reform taking power?

 

[BongoMongo]

Do you think tactical voting actually poses a threat to Reform taking a majority and is it possible the other parties will try and replicate what happened in France to stop Reform taking power?

I think it will depend how much worse people's lives get between now and the GE.

People don't give a fuck until something affects them personally.

 

[Clem Fandango]

EV's will eventually be considered as the Betamax of cars.

Haha, I'm going to start saying this. It really feels like something much better is only a few years away. Why jump in now with this underwhelming tech?

My work has shitloads of chargers (like a lot of big companies they want to at least be seen to be green), and all my colleagues with EVs still need to do this silly dance: if you got a charger space first thing, you have to move your car at lunch so someone else can have it. But since the car park is always 100% full you have to find someone who needs it (they have a WhatsApp group) and swap with them. If all the charger spaces were taken when you got in? Well you'd better find one at lunch time or your car might not have enough charge to get home.

Wow, can't you just smell the convenience??

 

[FedPostalService]

Do you think tactical voting actually poses a threat to Reform taking a majority and is it possible the other parties will try and replicate what happened in France to stop Reform taking power?

Is tactical voting an actual thing? I've never known anyone who has ever spoken about voting tactically. I've only even seer media mongs or retards who are card carrying members of Labour on Twitter talking about it.

I always thought tactical voting was cope by pollsters and political parties when a constituency didn't go the way they predicted. "It wasn't that our manifesto was retarded, it was that damned tactical voting."

Plus, if anyone votes for someone out of spite rather than your convictions then that person deserve to be governed by Starmer for eternity.

 

[Pat Mustard]

Do you think tactical voting actually poses a threat to Reform taking a majority and is it possible the other parties will try and replicate what happened in France to stop Reform taking power?

It depends on how much people hate reform, they're ahead in nearly every opinion poll they have a solid base

attitudes can change from now till the next election but will a staunch conservative voter be willing to vote labour because they're the second biggest party in their constituency or vice versa?

 

[FedPostalService]

It depends on how much people hate reform, they're ahead in nearly every opinion poll they have a solid base

attitudes can change from now till the next election but will a staunch conservative voter be willing to vote labour because they're the second biggest party in their constituency or vice versa?

Plus, does anyone want another Labour government now? If anything, if you are a Conservative you're going to vote Reform not only to get Labour our but you're actually voting for a semi-conservative party and not the dead husk of the Tory party that is just polluted by neoliberalism.

 

[Pat Mustard]

Plus, does anyone want another Labour government now? If anything, if you are a Conservative you're going to vote Reform not only to get Labour our but you're actually voting for a semi-conservative party and not the dead husk of the Tory party that is just polluted by neoliberalism.

the last 25 years of governments has completely destroyed public faith in established parties, a lot of people want something new and I don't really think that anything other than a reform government will be elected at the next election

my prediction will be a reform-tory coalition but the tories will need to get rid of badenoch before then she's a personality vacuum the only reason shes leader of the opposition is the tories are so far behind they think people actually still give a fuck about identity politics. The question is who would replace her, jenrick is probably their best option but he isnt exactly the firebrand the tories need right now

 

[Otterly]

Today in ‘media / BI team literacy with Otterly’ :
A bonfire night article from the mail.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15262357/Brits-Bonfire-Night-celebrations-country-Keir-Starmer-Trump-burn.html

Archive: running, https://archive.is/mFJZn

Now, let us analyse this article. We begin with a shameful display of yoofs setting a tower block balcony in fire with fireworks. But then what’s this?
1. A poll, to astroturf and gauge the willingness of everyone to ban all fireworks outside of organised displays. Currently sitting at 90% for organised only! Of course that poll was preceded by the start of the article who h has yobs chucking fireworks at a tower block and first responders to prime you into giving up any easy ability to own the explody things. Remember that in whole swathes if the country including my own bit the big local shops have all signed pledges to not sell fireworks to the public.
You have been nudged. Expect a firework ban
2. Now though it gets interesting. Look at the coverage of the Lewes parade. I can’t remember when I last saw this covered becasue the imagery is NOT what the government likes at all. We’ve got;
- burning crosses
- crowd marching with burning torches
- effigy of starmer (more than one!) being burned
- a ‘no popery’ sign. This harks back to the other reason people march in lewes which is to commemorate the Marian persecutions.
Now look at the crowd. 100% white. Pulling flaming wheelbarrows and holding flaming torches. Iiiinteresting choice of pictures.

 

[Clem Fandango]

- a ‘no popery’ sign. This harks back to the other reason people march in lewes which is to commemorate the Marian persecutions.

What have they got against potpourri? I think it can smell quite nice.

 

[Otterly]

What have they got against potpourri? I think it can smell quite nice.

Ooooh not if you burn it. Smells terrible, especially the lavender and heresy blend
They’re very well done effigies, someone’s really made some effort there. If starmer had a soul it might bother him,
I’m awaiting the press conference that goes ‘after last nights shocking events in Merseyside we are banning firework sales to the public.’ If they can find some idiotic but sympathetic looking kid who got burned they will roll them out too.
You will not set off fireworks in your backyard with a blowtorch while sharing a cauldron of mulled wine, You will not have any access to gunpowder. Your children will never know the joy of sparklers. You will attend the organised display and you will be happy.

 

[Clem Fandango]

Your children will never know the joy of sparklers.

Now that's the saddest part. Can you still get these? Those were one of the best things about bonfire night. Trying to spell out your name by whizzing them about like a wand. And ahhhh the smell, pure nostalgia.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

Plus, does anyone want another Labour government now?

Now? no. Six months before the election when the keys are jangled for the gold-fish-memory of the public? Absolutely.
"I don't remember incompetence and corruption, LOOK! jangly keys!! we must vote them back in to stop the evil nazi reform and the mucky tories".

Couple that with "if you vote for us, more keys will be jangled and shiny shiny will happen to distract you".

Tale as old as time, bro.

The question is who would replace her,

The fella that Niggel kicked out, Richard Tice or something? I would vote for him over a muslim with his hand up farage's arse.

 

[Pat Mustard]

The fella that Niggel kicked out, Richard Tice or something? I would vote for him over a muslim with his hand up farage's arse.

Rupert Lowe you're thinking of, if he was too extreme for reform hes definitely too extreme for blue labour

 

[anklyscr]

No idea on a description.

gooooo ooooonnnnn just guess. use that noticing licence to it's fullest.

How long until Lammy is called into the PM's office and told that he's out as a Cabinet Member?

very optimistic but they can't kick out another DEI hire , think of the optics

lavender and heresy blend

the Inquisition would like to know your location

 

[Duane Dibbley]

Rupert Lowe you're thinking of, if he was too extreme for reform hes definitely too extreme for blue labour

Rupert Lowe, that's the one. If the tories want go to back to being tories, then this guy has to be leader.
The conservative party are meant to be extreme to fight the extremes of those looking to 'progress'. Conservatism should be all about conserving.

Not that it's going to happen. I'll vote for, and take seriously, the first tory leader who wants to rescind gay marriage.