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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.

 

[>IMPLYING]

To give Reform credit where it is due, the legal action they took against the government over the cancelled local elections has worked - the government has relented and the elections will take place as planned in May.

https://order-order.com/2026/02/16/breaking-labour-u-turns-on-local-election-cancellations-after-reform-legal-challenge/

>Fight to reenable these elections
>Lowe creates new party
>elections reenabled soon after
>Restore Britain sweeps them
Please this would be the funniest outcome.

 

[femboy fart huffer]

The only thing I want to hear now from Lowe is that any immigrant will be completely unable to access either council housing or the dole and all the other faggy bullshit that is basically just the dole with a different name and coat of paint. Any economic migrant should only ever be allowed into this country if they will be able to support themselves. I do find it kinda funny that the graphs and shit from the ONS once again confirm the idea that the percentage of tax a person of a certain ethnicity will pay relative to a native person is roughly equal to their iq. It is kinda amazing how quickly people seem to have swung on indians. I remember being a kid and everywhere was like oh yes that indian must either be an Apu friendly cornershop owning fella or a world class doctor. And now everyone looks at them and wonders if they've shit themselves or that's just their natural BO. I don't think I can think of any other time when the perception of an ethnicity changed so rapidly. I think the difference from 90s indians to 20s is probably a bigger change than Irish pre Troubles to the height of the Troubles.

 

[Overdrive]

barrat shitbox

If the choice for me is between buying one of those terrible Deanoboxes or leaving the country, I'm leaving the fucking country.

In regards to Restore Britain, I'm pretty fucking high on the hopium right now lads, however this is British Politics we're talking about so that dread of it being yet another disaster is still weighing deeply on my mind. So far though it's looking like my ideal party. Hopefully if Lowe gets in he takes each civil servant in Whitehall and throws them off Westminster Bridge one by one too.

 

[SirCliveSinclairdabbing]

If the choice for me is between buying one of those terrible Deanoboxes or leaving the country, I'm leaving the fucking country.

Just do what everyone else does.
Replace one panel with a tinted window and put that large compass graphic on the side of a transit and call it a campervan.

 

[femboy fart huffer]

In regards to Restore Britain, I'm pretty fucking high on the hopium right now lads, however this is British Politics we're talking about so that dread of it being yet another disaster is still weighing deeply on my mind. So far though it's looking like my ideal party.

How many of us said something almost identical to this when reform first made waves a year ago though?

Deanoboxes or leaving the country

What's wrong with The Deano? I love me some Bennis the Wenace.

 

[Heinrich Maneuver]

The only thing I want to hear now from Lowe is that any immigrant will be completely unable to access either council housing or the dole

I have great news for you

(and yes, no social housing for foreigners is also a policy of his)

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

For those who like to claim we are TERF island Labour are pushing to make LGBTQP+ crimes aggravated offences.

https://archive.ph/8s3Z3

Hate crimes which target people on the grounds of their sexuality or gender identity, or a disability, are set to become aggravated offences under a proposed new law.
An amendment to the Crimes and Policing Bill will mean a crime is aggravated if a victim is targeted because of those characteristics, and will carry a higher penalty.
The LGBT+ anti-abuse charity Galop described the amendment as a "landmark moment" for equality.
The bill, which is currently progressing through the House of Lords and is not yet law, is intended to introduce measures to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour and will apply to England and Wales.

Currently, crimes found to include an element of hostility against a person's LGBT or disability status can be acknowledged with an "uplift", which increases the sentence on a broader charge such as assault.
The new amendment will set them out as defined charges within their own right, which comes with a higher maximum sentencing penalty.
It also brings them in line with race and religion, which already have defined charges, such as racially-aggravated disorderly behaviour.
Jasmine O'Connor, co-chief executive of Galop, said: "At a time when our services are seeing consistent rises in LGBT+ hate crime victims seeking support, this long-overdue change sends a clear message that anti-LGBT+ hate crime is as deserving of justice as crimes motivated by religious or racial hate."
Labour MP Rachel Taylor, who first put forward the amendment, said that between March 2024 and 2025 more than 30,000 hate crimes against people in England and Wales had been recorded by police as linked to their sexual orientation, transgender identity, or disability.
She said she was "absolutely delighted" by the "vital change in the law", adding that "this represents a great stride forward in equality for disabled and LGBT+ people".
The government said it had responded to Taylor's amendment as part of a commitment it made in its manifesto.
Campaign group Stonewall, which had been lobbying for the change to the law, described it as a "powerful message" that showed people "deserve equal access to justice".
Chief executive Simon Blake said Stonewall and other groups had "campaigned hard for this change for many years".
"We welcome that the government is delivering on a manifesto commitment for LGBTQ+ people at a time when many in the community are feeling increasingly under threat," he added.
As well as sexuality, gender identity and disability, the amendment also covers victims targeted because of their sex - something the government says its part of its mission to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade.
The Crimes and Policing Bill is currently at the report stage in the Lords and is yet to be signed into law.

Still pandering to Stonewall. Unironically this government should neck themselves, before they protect a child from being raped their first question would be whether the rapist was a transgender black Muslim spastic and if the answer to either of those was "yes" would question whether the child should eat hate crime charges for resisting.

 

[Overly Serious]

My sister has embarked upon the purchase of a part ownership of a barrat shitbox, because despite her and her fiance working their assess off, it's all they can afford in their area that isn't a complete bomb.

EDIT: The entire concept of part ownership for housing disgusts me on such a fundamental level that I think that people need to hang for it. I'm not even sure who, but someone needs to.

At one point I was considering trying to get a few mates together to do a collective purchase of a house as the only way to get out of renting. I don't think it was actually a bad idea as four people working in a four bedroom house would pay it off quicker than a single person or couple. And then to get out, you need to find someone to buy you out. Which can either be another mate who wants in or by that point a few years in, maybe one of the others can buy your share out from you. You have the equity from that to get your own place.

I didn't do it, I managed by myself in the end. But it was something I considered. We don't really have the community as a society anymore for this sort of thing to be done much. I knew a couple of other housing cooperatives. The problem is when you get a bad egg.

>Fight to reenable these elections
>Lowe creates new party
>elections reenabled soon after
>Restore Britain sweeps them
Please this would be the funniest outcome.

In my more paranoid moments, I considered that maybe they did this now to try and get Reform in as the least "bad" option before Lowe's party has time to establish itself. But TPTB don't move that fast.

"Campaign group Stonewall, which had been lobbying for the change to the law, described it as a "powerful message" that showed people "deserve equal access to justice"

They have equal access to justice. Making crimes incur extra penalties because the victim is trans is giving then an elevated privilege. And yes, I'm aware that it's technically to do with motivation not the victim's identity, but it'll be very easy to tack on with a sympathetic judge or jury, often enough.

 

[Overdrive]

How many of us said something almost identical to this when reform first made waves a year ago though?

I know that a lot of people did, myself included but I always felt it was more as a 'fuck you' to the uniparty. I guess time will tell if Restore go down a similar path.

What's wrong with The Deano? I love me some Bennis the Wenace.

Reading? Nah mate, me and the Mrs are off on our Tui hols to Turkey, ain't got time for that.

 

[Chunky Salsa]

That's a fantastic mortgage holy shit.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

That's a fantastic mortgage holy shit.

£950/month?!
I'd neck myself.

 

[Overdrive]

That's a fantastic mortgage holy shit.

Yeah it really dates the meme huh

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

They have equal access to justice. Making crimes incur extra penalties because the victim is trans is giving then an elevated privilege. And yes, I'm aware that it's technically to do with motivation not the victim's identity, but it'll be very easy to tack on with a sympathetic judge or jury, often enough.

It's not just trans to be fair, while I used that as the example it's one of many.

We had posted here not that long ago some disability activist sort who managed to force the police to investigate a bunch of people allegedly making South Park references at him. At a time when I personally know multiple people who have been robbed and assaulted with law enforcement unwilling to put in the bare minimum that person got the police to investigate mean words.

The privilege that person has is beyond an easy ability to express and he has no idea what an entitled fuck he is. He published an article bragging that after initially being ignored he forced the police to investigate because he was not receiving his elevated treatment by law enforcement by dint of being disabled. And people like him are the reason why the average person is increasingly getting to the point where they don't care if the next person campaigning to run the country is going to run on a platform that wheelchair tipping should be legal because they are sick of seeing the police devoting the majority of their time to pander to minority groups while the average human will only get the offences against them investigated if kicked to death underneath CCTV.

 

[evrae]

People consider £950/month for a mortgage fantastic?

 

[femboy fart huffer]

That's a fantastic mortgage holy shit.

That or it's just a fucking worthless house. It is a newbuild afterall. £950 a month for a cardboard box with walls that aren't even straight isn't a great deal.

 

[Overdrive]

People consider £950/month for a mortgage fantastic?

Average house price is about £300k in England currently, assuming you have a 20% deposit so only need £240k, a 4.1% rate which is probably the best you'll get right now would be about £1.2-1.3k a month, unless my maths is retarded.

 

[Tony Martin's Force Ghost]

Excellent video by Sargon of Appleby's

This actually came up when I was going to respond to @Tom Nook's Gloryhole regarding Nigel being very quiet. Lowe played a blinder because he is trapped for a response. If he decries him, he faces having tens of thousands of members defect. He also looks like the uniparty. If he supports him (he won't) He will look right-wing, which he oh must not have.

Ultimately, he is a coward. I am starting to think he is some form of spy; all the parties he is in are at the edge of victory, and he kills them. Reform had nearly a 38-point lead, which would mean absolute victory. Labour and Tories would end up having 6 seats apiece. He is a shirker and does not want to do the hard work; he never has. He loves the trappings of power but not the burden. Nigel knows that if he leaves Reform, the party is done, and everyone congregates to Restore.

The interesting part is how GBNews and TalkTV are going to deal with this. A lot of their viewership love Rupert, and by refusing to talk about him, including the Rape Gang inquiry, which hypocritically Alex Philips was quiet about. Funnily enough;

 

[SmugAutist]

Burger opinion here. One thing that isn't appreciated enough was just how calculating Lowe was in announcing this. He didn't do it immediately after getting kicked out of Reform, which is what most people in his position would've done. He waited for Farage to slowly create the noose for himself by antagonizing everyone with a genuine right wing opinion, welcoming the very architects of mass immigration to his new party, and refusing to be clear on immigration or outright accepting the status quo.

Every Brit and European friend I've made in the States and in Europe with similar views to mine immediately united with Lowe the moment it was announced. Pretty astounding.

 

[Long and sneaky]

Ultimately, he is a coward. I am starting to think he is some form of spy; all the parties he is in are at the edge of victory, and he kills them.

I honestly can't think anything else about him these days. How often has he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory? How often has he inexplicably bailed or fucked things up when things were going great?
Whether he's a uniparty agent or working for an enemy country, how can I think Farage is anything but a plant to help further Britain's destruction?

One thing that isn't appreciated enough was just how calculating Lowe was in announcing this. He didn't do it immediately after getting kicked out of Reform, which is what most people in his position would've done.

A very good sign that he knows what he's doing.

 

[K-Hole]

I honestly can't think anything else about him these days. How often has he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory? How often has he inexplicably bailed or fucked things up when things were going great?
Whether he's a uniparty agent or working for an enemy country, how can I think Farage is anything but a plant to help further Britain's destruction?

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One minute you're flying high...



Right Nigel, this is how it's going to be from now on. Are you listening?