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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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Weeb Slinger said:
The Conservative Party co-chairman, Oliver Dowden has stepped down from his role following these results, which are the harbinger of either a Labour or Labour-Lib Dem controlled government, come the next general election.
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Serves them fucking right, I've been rendered apathetic to the realities that a labour-libdem government would bring come the next election; the Tories have wasted away their dominant position in Parliament for frivolous things, wasting away money in trying to compete with Labour in their authoritarian tendencies, and going so hard for green, they might as well bury us six-feet under before winter.
 
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Weeb Slinger said:
The Conservative Party have been decimated in the by-elections at Wakefield, and Tiverton and Honiton.

Wakefield turned blue (Conservative) in the last general election, having been a Labour bastion for many years. The by-election was triggered when the Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan was jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a fifteen-year old boy. His 3000+ majority has now been overturned by Labour who retook the seat by 4925 votes.

Far more worrying for the Conservative party is the result at Tiverton and Honiton, which has been Tory-held since its foundation in 1997. Neil Parish, who held the seat by over 24,000 votes in the previous election, stepped down as an MP after it was revealed that he had twice viewed pornography on his phone while in the parliament chamber. The seat was taken by the Lib Dems with a 6144 vote majority.

The Conservative Party co-chairman, Oliver Dowden has stepped down from his role following these results, which are the harbinger of either a Labour or Labour-Lib Dem controlled government, come the next general election.
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It’s been a whole series of fuck up for the tories since party gate was made public.
 
Hoplixe said:
Serves them fucking right, I've been rendered apathetic to the realities that a labour-libdem government would bring come the next election; the Tories have wasted away their dominant position in Parliament for frivolous things, wasting away money in trying to compete with Labour in their authoritarian tendencies, and going so hard for green, they might as well bury us six-feet under before winter.
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Imagine if we actually had a conservative running the country, putting self-reliance, civil ethics and strong borders as a priority above all else? All they had to do was simply be a conservative and they could have walked the next election with ease. It all started going tits up when Dominic Cummings was forced out, and since then Boris's priorities and direction has been an utter shit show. Cummings warned the Tories that they needed to go after crony capitalism and not succumb to the usual corruption that generally entailed during a tory government. But they just couldn't help themselves could they?

If the Tories had any sense, they'd but a no-nonsense, un-woke hard brexiteer from the "red-wall" in charge. That's the only way they're going to compete in the next election. The party members won't though. We'll have Jeremy fucking Hunt or Liz Truss as prime minister instead, 'cause that's just what the country needs; another wet-lettuce neo-lib who puts globalist interests above the needs of the people.

The thing that gets me is that this country could be like the garden of eden. The beauty of our landscape is truly underappreciated. We have resources. We're great at innovating. If we moderated the population, put an emphasis on studying stem fields and apprenticeships, and became as self-reliant as possible, there's enough for everyone to have a really good standard of living. Instead we've gotta pretend to be a global player still, which requires transitioning this entire country into an over-populated, low-wage and multi-cultural cesspit purely for the benefit of big business and high-finance. No one will ever feel at home, everyone estranged from the land they were born, and any essence of a unified culture underpinning civic life will be a far flung memory.
 
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LetterlandMafia said:
Not sure what the purpose of this is. Saying she’s ‘asking the Supreme Court’ rather than calling it outright tells me even she doesn’t believe in it wholeheartedly.
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Westminster's already said 'lolno' so she's trying to get around that.

I don't see the Supreme Court saying anything different, so prepare for McChimping.
 
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CWCissey said:
Westminster's already said 'lolno' so she's trying to get around that.

I don't see the Supreme Court saying anything different, so prepare for McChimping.
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You'd think for such a big fan of the EU she'd remember how this went for Catalan.
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I'm more mixed on the Steve Bray thing. On one hand he is not a protestor, he's a lunatic crank hiding behind protest laws. On the other hand this is the legal changes that twats like the BLM supporter who tried to torch the flag at the Cenotaph or the Extinction Rebellion traffic blockers made all but effortless to pass but I suspect we will regret them down the line.
 
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Meanwhile in Scotland.


Police officers have insisted public safety will not be compromised as they prepare to "withdraw goodwill" in a pay dispute.
The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has begun its "most overt" action in a century.
Scottish officers are protesting about a "derisory" £565 pay rise offer.
By law, officers cannot take industrial action but will now charge for all overtime and refuse to begin shifts early.
Police Scotland said it was committed to seeking a pay settlement through the Police Negotiating Board, with talks set to resume next Monday.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she hoped police officers would agree to a "fair and affordable" deal.
The £565 pay offer made to officers was rejected by the governing body of the SPF, representing rank-and-file officers, last week.
In a letter to members on Thursday, SPF general secretary Calum Steele said he had received communication from the official side of the negotiations - which includes the Scottish Police Authority, Police Scotland and the Scottish government.

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He said it would allow discussions on the pay claim to resume next Monday, but confirmed on Twitter that the withdrawal of goodwill was going ahead as planned at 17:00 on Friday.
Mr Steele said: "We are back at the negotiating table, but we do not yet have a formal improved offer.
"As a result, it's pretty important that our members are able to continue to demonstrate their frustration.
"Hopefully that will act as a reminder, during the discussions that are hopefully kicking off on Monday afternoon, of just how important an issue this is for police officers."
Mr Steele "guaranteed" public safety would not be compromised by officers' actions.
As the action kicked in on Friday, Mr Steele told BBC Scotland's The Seven programme he believed that if strike action was an available option, some officers may have chosen to walk out.
"Such has been the level of anger and disquiet given settlements and offers that have been given elsewhere and particularly because of the lack of rights that are available to police officers when it comes to trying to resolve many of these industrial disputes," he said.
He added: "The long-term aspiration of anyone that works in any trade union or any police trade union-type body, has got to be to secure the maximum possible rights for the members that they represent."

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The SPF boss had previously told members the action was not taken to "frustrate any investigation, or further aggravate any victim's experience".
"It is simply to demonstrate to our employers just how much discretionary effort, and free policing hours, they ordinarily take for granted," he added.
The initial withdrawal of goodwill involves:
  • Police officers not beginning their shifts early
  • Ending their shifts at the rostered time unless expressly told to work late
  • If they are lawfully ordered to work additional hours, claiming payment for every period of overtime
  • Officers not taking personal protective equipment home at the end of the day, regardless of where they are due to start their next shift
  • Not taking police equipment such as Airwave radios home.
The general secretary said the action - the "most overt" action by members in more than 100 years - had not been endorsed by the federation lightly, but showed the "utter contempt" police had for the pay offer.
A Police Scotland spokesman said it was committed to seeking a pay settlement.
He added: "We recognise the considerable goodwill officers bring to their roles on a daily basis as they keep people safe across the country, and this is also valued by the communities they serve."

'Officers do deserve pay increase'​

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross, raised the issue at First Minister's Questions on Thursday, saying the SPF had described the current pay offer as "derisory".
Ms Sturgeon said police officers were suffering from a cost of living crisis "exacerbated by the Tory government".
She said officers in Scotland were paid more than in the rest of the UK, there were more police officers per head of population in Scotland than in England, and the policing budget was due to rise by £40.5m this year.
"There is a pay negotiation under way," she added. "I would fully expect the Scottish Police Federation and any trade union and professional organisation to stand up for their members during a pay negotiation.
"I hope all sides will continue to work together constructively to ensure that a fair and affordable pay increase can be agreed for our police officers.
"Our police officers do deserve it and we will continue to value policing and give it the priority it deserves."
Mr Ross responded: "The first minister's on a different planet.
"She's saying it was a constructive meeting between her justice secretary and the federation, and the federation said this morning that their members are now taking the most overt demonstration of action in more than 100 years."
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AnOminous said:
I know we live in a world so fucking dumb even going back to Clown World again would be an improvement, but exactly why the FUCK would anyone protest a Turner painting? Is this there some deranged tard logic here I'm failing to understand?
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They're determined to be as obnoxious as possible, in order to gather as much publicity for their cause as they can. Also, it's an oil painting, and they're protesting the user of oil. Aren't they just so  clever?
 
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I know we live in a world so fucking dumb even going back to Clown World again would be an improvement, but exactly why the FUCK would anyone protest a Turner painting? Is this there some deranged tard logic here I'm failing to understand?
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It’s because they tried to block a major road in a Northern City a couple weeks earlier and were shocked when Jo public dragged their ass back to the curb.
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Basically they got scared and decided a gallery would be the much safer option.
 
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