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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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spread happiness@p4leandp1nk
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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.

 

[the printer is outo fink]

I agree with that, but the whole replacing meat with quorn shite is retarded. They want all the aspects of meat without eating meat because they're lefty wankers.

I was staying with a friend once and she made us a Quorn bolognese. All through cooking she raved about how it was great, exactly like meat, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference, etc. Well I could. It was all weird and tiny and gritty. Fucking nothing like meat.

 

[anklyscr]

I think attacking Labour MPs and burning down migrant hotels is the solution. Tell me fellow Kiwis, if you were to carry out attacks like these, how and where would you do it? Do any of us have plans in the works already?

Also does anyone know MIW's doxx so I can go and check on him?

Be sure to DM me or call 0800 111 4645 if you have any ideas.

Well first I’d start by firebom……… hey wait a minute

 

[Tony Martin's Force Ghost]

PMQs, Starmer just sniped at Badenoch about tory defections to Reform and called it a "second boriswave".

Sometimes, I don't think he thinks about the words coming out of his mouth.

Even though I disagree with Kemi at a fundamental level, I still don't hate her. I kinda like how sassy she is. I was listening to the Times podcast summary of it, and their guest panelist said, "The front bench looks tired." They honestly do; they look abused. Even Mahmood is going downwind, and she is the most based one.

I disagree with Duane; most advisors queried about Digital ID have universally said, "There is no infrastructure for it." This is correct, as you will need a pretty large data hub to manage the data. On top of that, you need a shit ton of water for cooling, and the UK, believe it or not, does not have it. On top of that, the level of employee screening will be intense; you will need a team to monitor what staff are doing, as the data is too sensitive. Finally is cost; the UK currently cannot afford it. It is going to be 10 billion + to just digitise everyone's data and profiles. You will need to build a data centre, and build the correct cables, etc., and you're looking at easily 50 billion. 40 billion for a large data centre is low-balling it, too. There is a black hole of 30 billion; the keepers of the purse are not going to let Starmer even think about that amount of money, let alone touch it.

 

[UselessRubberKeyboard]

I was staying with a friend once and she made us a Quorn bolognese. All through cooking she raved about how it was great, exactly like meat, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference, etc. Well I could. It was all weird and tiny and gritty. Fucking nothing like meat.

The texture is way off. It’s wet and squashy, nothing like any kind of meat, minced or otherwise. I know you can flavour quorn to anything you want, but that’s where the positives stop.

They talk about not wanting super processed foods, then come out with endless vegan slop like quorn. Just eat fucking meat, you speds. If you don’t want to hurt the cute animals, live on vegetables and beans. It’s the dishonesty about it all that’s most galling. They want to be vegan for clout, but want to eat and drink the same shit as before. Vegetables and beans aren’t fancy enough. Black coffee and tea aren’t TikTok-worthy.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens when the diet jab hype fades. Unless people keep up the jab forever, they’re putting all that beef back on again and no processed mycoprotein slop is going to change that.

 

[Clem Fandango]

There are still a couple of differences. We managed to fail to deliver water in a country with five times the rainfall than Iran has. Also, we have more Islamic fundamentalists than they do.

I laughed, then I just felt a bit sad.

 

[Quintex96]

I think attacking Labour MPs and burning down migrant hotels is the solution. Tell me fellow Kiwis, if you were to carry out attacks like these, how and where would you do it? Do any of us have plans in the works already?

Also does anyone know MIW's doxx so I can go and check on him?

Be sure to DM me or call 0800 111 4645 if you have any ideas.

Wait outside a library with a gun and a knife. Crude but it works.

 

[the printer is outo fink]

They talk about not wanting super processed foods, then come out with endless vegan slop like quorn. Just eat fucking meat, you speds. If you don’t want to hurt the cute animals, live on vegetables and beans. It’s the dishonesty about it all that’s most galling. They want to be vegan for clout, but want to eat and drink the same shit as before. Vegetables and beans aren’t fancy enough. Black coffee and tea aren’t TikTok-worthy.

She wasn't even vegetarian, just cutting back on meat because of the cow farts. And while I believe that to be total nonsense, there are actually tasty vegetarian meals like am asparagus or mushroom risotto, a veggie lasagne or ricotta cannelloni. If I was going to deliberately avoid meat on a regular basis, I'd be adding a few meals like that, not doing pretend meat.

 

[Kofi Drinka]

She wasn't even vegetarian, just cutting back on meat because of the cow farts. And while I believe that to be total nonsense, there are actually tasty vegetarian meals like am asparagus or mushroom risotto, a veggie lasagne or ricotta cannelloni. If I was going to deliberately avoid meat on a regular basis, I'd be adding a few meals like that, not doing pretend meat.

Quorn fills in the natural void you feel when you have an incomplete meal. It's not meat but who wants bangers and mash with carrots? Veggie dishes can be very good.

Not all veggies are political. As you get older you don't digest stuff as well or medical conditions make meat difficult on you. Some times you want to make a curry and use Quorn pieces because they absorb flavour like a sponge and it's awesome.

Digital ID could use the universal credit system. It wouldn't need to do anything but add a barcode to the loged in page or app. Work the same as all the super market crap. Add it to your Google wallet even.

 

[BongoMongo]

She wasn't even vegetarian, just cutting back on meat because of the cow farts. And while I believe that to be total nonsense, there are actually tasty vegetarian meals like am asparagus or mushroom risotto, a veggie lasagne or ricotta cannelloni. If I was going to deliberately avoid meat on a regular basis, I'd be adding a few meals like that, not doing pretend meat.

Honestly, Simply Sara's mushroom stroganoff recipe is fucking amazing. I don't eat a whole lot of meat, more because I prefer stuff I've shot and butchered myself, and try as I might, rabbit, venison and wild boar just don't go in stroganoff.

It's a fantastic recipe especially with good chestnut mushrooms. Really hearty and filling (and obviously terrible for you because of all the fat,but it tastes amazing).

 

[Tony Martin's Force Ghost]

I will concur, Simply Sara's Stragonoff recipe is an A+. Since coming back to the UK, I have been doing a lot of crockpot recipes. If you can get cheap braising beef or brisket, make beef and broccoli, serve it on some rice cooker rice, and portion it out, BANGING! Making Teriyaki chicken in the crockpot today, as I forgot it expires on Friday.

The only thing I say not to put in the slow cooker is ground beef or chicken etc. It turns to mush, also pork is not great as it makes too much fat.

I agree there is nothing more satisfying than killing and skinning a rabbit and making it into a stew. I have not butchered a deer yet, but I have always wanted to.

 

[FedPostalService]

Usually I reckon our resident token Black Bastard @FedPostalService is a bit overenthusiastic with his bacon detecting, but you're really proving his point here, would it be pipe bombs or suicide pills more your style officer?

I love you too, bro

I’m actually being honest. You’re one of my favourite posters.

do vegans always have to spit if they're giving a blowie?

They’re too busy crying as the taste reminds them of their dad.

I think attacking Labour MPs and burning down migrant hotels is the solution. Tell me fellow Kiwis, if you were to carry out attacks like these, how and where would you do it? Do any of us have plans in the works already?

Also does anyone know MIW's doxx so I can go and check on him?

To GCHQ agents reading this: he is talking about in Minecraft

 

[LXXVII Brigade]

Digital ID could use the universal credit system. It wouldn't need to do anything but add a barcode to the loged in page or app. Work the same as all the super market crap. Add it to your Google wallet even.

Can we start a running tally of all the glowies on this thread? because it seems like there's a lot of them.

 

[Chunky Salsa]

To power level for a moment about Glowies: The strength of the police state is two fold. 1) To convince you that you are always under watch, and cannot speak freely because you will be caught. 2) To actually fuck you raw when they do catch you. Our gay retard police state simply has too few people to actually watch these sorts of sites properly, they rely on tips and tip offs from others to then observe individuals potentially dangerous or not. Unless you say your name, you could realistically plot an actual terror attack on here and the police would never know unless someone reported you.

Don't ... actually do that, but also don't be that paranoid about the police.

 

[teriyakiburns]

Easier than finding new recipes and working out how to cook veg based dishes. It's faster. And has high protein without eating bags of beans.

But the beans are the best part!

Even though I disagree with Kemi at a fundamental level, I still don't hate her. I kinda like how sassy she is.

I will give her this: she said, at the start of her leadership, that she was going to take a year before coming out with firm policies. She was only three months late on that promise. And in the meantime, she's gained a lot of confidence at the dispatch box, which is 99% of the opposition leader's role these days. I'm starting to think she might be a bit of a dark horse.

Meanwhile...

France bans 10 British 'far-right activists' over anti-migrant activity
tl;dr big baz and co have been kicked out of France after doing what the frogs refused to do, by sabotaging migrant boats and playing merry hell in normandy. It's only a shame they didn't have longbows.

 

[Kofi Drinka]

Unless you say your name, you could realistically plot an actual terror attack on here and the police would never know unless someone reported you.

My name is Warwick Davis and I'm going to blow up a dirty bomb in Nockmaar Castle on May 20th 1988. She turned me into a pig and I want revenge!

 

[FedPostalService]

To power level for a moment about Glowies: The strength of the police state is two fold. 1) To convince you that you are always under watch, and cannot speak freely because you will be caught. 2) To actually fuck you raw when they do catch you. Our gay retard police state simply has too few people to actually watch these sorts of sites properly, they rely on tips and tip offs from others to then observe individuals potentially dangerous or not. Unless you say your name, you could realistically plot an actual terror attack on here and the police would never know unless someone reported you.

Don't ... actually do that, but also don't be that paranoid about the police.

One of the biggest features of the police state is informants. We found our how readily people became informants during Covid.

The police don’t need to monitor you for wrongthink if there’s an army of “women” in programmers socks doing it for free.

EDIT: for the love of Christ never say anything about planning a terror attack as that is when the FBI gets involved and Null has no choice about giving your information over to them.

 

[LXXVII Brigade]

To power level for a moment about Glowies: The strength of the police state is two fold. 1) To convince you that you are always under watch, and cannot speak freely because you will be caught. 2) To actually fuck you raw when they do catch you. Our gay retard police state simply has too few people to actually watch these sorts of sites properly, they rely on tips and tip offs from others to then observe individuals potentially dangerous or not. Unless you say your name, you could realistically plot an actual terror attack on here and the police would never know unless someone reported you.

Don't ... actually do that, but also don't be that paranoid about the police.

People tend to forget that MI5, GCHQ and CT police are far more concerned with people who want to blow up arenas than people saying nigger and faggot on the internets. Any kind of glowie on here is probably part of an underfunded team set up as some politically connected cunts pet project. This is why they're all retards. Like I 100% believe they have people trawling the internet under false profiles, but we're just not worth their time realistically.

Not that I'd know anything about the Security Services though. Please feel free Kiwis to plot your attacks on the British State on this thread, this is a safe space.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

They’re too busy crying as the taste reminds them of their dad.

that sounded cool in your head but you can taste stuff before you spit it out or swallow it.

To power level for a moment about Glowies: The strength of the police state is two fold. 1) To convince you that you are always under watch, and cannot speak freely because you will be caught. 2) To actually fuck you raw when they do catch you. Our gay retard police state simply has too few people to actually watch these sorts of sites properly, they rely on tips and tip offs from others to then observe individuals potentially dangerous or not. Unless you say your name, you could realistically plot an actual terror attack on here and the police would never know unless someone reported you.

Don't ... actually do that, but also don't be that paranoid about the police.

its easy, don't speak to people you know are arseholes who'll grass you up

France bans 10 British 'far-right activists' over anti-migrant activity

the French were always our enemies, look up the Rhineland terror, that's what they want for us.

 

[anklyscr]

but who wants bangers and mash with carrots

Who doesn’t want bangers and mash and carrots?
Goddamn goat fucker.

 

[LXXVII Brigade]

One of the biggest features of the police state is informants. We found our how readily people became informants during Covid.

The police don’t need to monitor you for wrongthink if there’s an army of “women” in programmers socks doing it for free.

This is what people forget about the rise of Nazi Germany, their suppression relied far more on people turning their neighbors in than the Gestapo. There was only like a hundred Gestapo agents in a city the size of Hamburg or something equally tiny.

I just referenced the rise of Nazi Germany, I feel like a fucking Leftie now.