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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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Richardo Retardo said:
Regardless of your political position, vandalizing something of historic value (which the grave of Karl Marx objectively is) is dumb.
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As much as I dislike Marx I must admit you have a point there. But I do hope they used a wrench instead of a hammer to beat the shit out of it just to be contrarian.
 
Red Sun said:
The insult isn't that Karl Marx's grave was defiled. What's really gonna piss off his tortured commie ghost is that whoever repairs his grave is probably going to be paid a wage for the labor.
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You have to pay £5 to see his grave.

Because fuck you and your stupid fucking philosophy, Marx.
 
Destroying historic landmarks is a long standing time-travel technique that makes it so the past never happened. The more you destroy, the more sins-of-the-fathers are completely erased!

If you want to stick it to Marx, though, start charging for photos at the site then use the proceeds to open a singly-owned factory where all the employees compete for performance bonuses. Boom!
 
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Meh, his whole 'legacy' was tarnished the moment that gay dojin that shipped him and Friedrich published. This is nothing compared to that.
 
Y2K Baby said:
A bit ironic.

Also, "haha vandalism is ok because socialism bad"
History is history, you shits. Protect confederates, protect the dumbass with hair like a Gremlin.
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I know it's wrong, but the irony tastes so sweet. You want to see Karl Marx's grave, but to see it you have to pay that must really rile some commie jimmies.:cunningpepe:Edit: I don't advocate desecrating monuments even if I disagree with the ideology. I just found it funny how in order to see Marx's grave you have to pay.
 
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47155257

It seems even the best of writers get rejected - but not all of them can expect an apology 70 years later.

The British Council has apologised to George Orwell after rejecting an essay of his seven decades ago.

The author of 1984 and Animal Farm wrote the piece, entitled In Defence of English Cooking, in 1946.

But the council, which promotes British relations with other countries, told Orwell it would be "unwise to publish it for the continental reader".

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The editor acknowledges it is an "excellent" essay, but "with one or two minor criticisms" - including that Orwell's recipe for orange marmalade contained "too much sugar and water".

In the essay, Orwell describes the British diet as "a simple, rather heavy, perhaps slightly barbarous diet" and where "hot drinks are acceptable at most hours of the day".

Alasdair Donaldson, British Council senior policy analyst, said: "It seems that the organisation in those days was somewhat po-faced and risk-averse, and was anxious to avoid producing an essay about food (even one which mentions the disastrous effects of wartime rationing) in the aftermath of the hungry winter of 1945."

He added: "Over 70 years later, the British Council is delighted to make amends for its slight on perhaps the UK's greatest political writer of the 20th Century, by re-producing the original essay in full - along with the unfortunate rejection letter."

Orwell's orange marmalade recipe
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This time of year is perfect for making marmalade. For just a short few weeks, Seville oranges are in season.

The strong bitter fruits are a far cry from the sweet oranges we're used to, and are the secret behind marmalade's distinctive tang.

Here is Orwell's take on a classic - but beware, according to his editor's tastes, the recipe had "too much sugar and water".

Ingredients:

  • 2 seville oranges
  • 2 sweet oranges
  • 2 lemons
  • 8lbs (3.6kg) of preserving sugar
  • 8 pints (4.5 litres) of water
Method. Wash and dry the fruit. Halve them and squeeze out the juice. Remove some of the pith, then shred the fruit finely. Tie the pips in a muslin bag.

Put the strained juice, rind and pips into the water and soak for 48 hours. Place in a large pan and simmer for an hour and a half until the rind is tender. Leave to stand overnight, then add the sugar and let it dissolve before bringing to the boil.

Boil rapidly until a little of the mixture will set into a jelly when placed on a cold plate. Pour into jars which have been heated beforehand and cover with paper covers.
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@Gentleburd and @Gentlebro, you're up! ;)

Come on Kiwis, give us some Orwell themed recipes and make me proud!
 
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