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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679

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.

 

[Coccxys]

Keir is apparently more popular than most of the possible Tory leaders, not that it's difficult. I thought keir was on his way out too though, or has he been saved by a timely distraction?

 

[Octavia]

At this stage, it really doesn't even matter who is in charge. We will be fucked every which way. I'm surprised they even bothered getting rid of Boris tbh.

I think they should just be honest and wheel out some guy in robes and a double horned hat saying "This man is a high priest of Moloch and will be your new leader".

Honestly that would probably be better than the farce we have of a system right now. It's only not a 2 party system when British people want to dab on Amerimutts, sure there are countless parties and some nameless irish party was used to give the tories a majority, but let's be honest the possibility of a Lib Dem or Green MP sitting in Downing St. is about the same as Jeb Bush getting elected.
Something something, illusion of choice.

 

[Coccxys]

The 1922 conittee wants to get it sorted. Must have 10 rather than the 6 supporters from last time and wants it down to the two candidates to put forwards by the summer break.

 

[Clem Fandango]

And that is why Priti Patel (net worth: US$1.5 Million) is Tory Home Secretary.

I love you dude, but:

go pound sand. Until you lose the hammer. <3

But the Tory party isn't traditionally the one filled with working class people. The Labour party was up until Blair though, and even for sometime after.

Anyway, $1.5m is peanuts as a net worth. I'm not sure what point you're making with that. Do you want a homeless person as Home Secretary??

 

[Snekposter]

And that is why Priti Patel (net worth: US$1.5 Million) is Tory Home Secretary.

I love you dude, but:

go pound sand. Until you lose the hammer. <3

That's it? She's downright destitute by the standards of a modern Western politician. Bernie Sanders is worth more than her, and the man's so incompetent he can't even grift properly and has to beg for money.

Seriously an MP sneezing is reported on as a constitutional crisis these days, remember when that meant something?

You fuckers don't even have a constitution. All your "rules" are more of a set of guidelines for Parliament to shit on, even more than what happens over here.

Keir is apparently more popular than most of the possible Tory leaders, not that it's difficult. I thought keir was on his way out too though, or has he been saved by a timely distraction?

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You guys have fucked up to the point a man with the charisma and backbone of a wet sack of manure is more popular than the party that spawned Churchill and the Iron Lady.

 

[Vesperus]

But the Tory party isn't traditionally the one filled with working class people. The Labour party was up until Blair though, and even for sometime after.

Anyway, $1.5m is peanuts as a net worth. I'm not sure what point you're making with that. Do you want a homeless person as Home Secretary??

I'd like a fucking copper as HS. But then I'd also like doctor as Minister of Health, a solider in charge of of the MOD and fucking pony for Christmas.

 

[Pill Cosby]

Labour is inept. They had to chance to grind Boris but instead they want to pretend they don’t know what a woman is.

Anyway this is a nothing burger. Boris will be replaced with another man or women. The country will continue as-is and that’s down the drain.

 

[Spunt]

Well the media have pulled out their favourite line about British politics.

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Seriously an MP sneezing is reported on as a constitutional crisis these days, remember when that meant something?

We're not playing a "critical role" in diddly-squat. Both Boris and the journos seem to think that we're really important in this war for their own retarded reasons. Boris wanted his Churchill moment despite possessing absolutely none of the required personal attributes. Plus, the whole we are not a participant in this war thing. The journos just want to feel important about Current Thing I guess.

As a result of this we hoofed over another billion quid to the Ukrainians just last week. How many GPs could that pay for? How big a tax cut could that have allowed?

My dad has a theory that all this military posturing (despite not having the military to back any of it up) is all about keeping our place on the UN Security Council - that's why we joined in Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan and now we're spending money on Ukraine as if we were fighting in it even though we're not, which is especially stupid seeing as it's looking like Russia will at some point grind its way to a position that it can claim is a victory anyway. It's all to keep our place at the literal Big Boys Table. Pathetic. We don't have the economy, the military power or the political mandate for all this adventuring, especially at a time when our own country is on fucking fire from about 15 different crises at once.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

And that is why Priti Patel (net worth: US$1.5 Million) is Tory Home Secretary.

Exactly. It says something that the working class has more in common with that than whatever Labour has become

 

[Coccxys]

Loads of my lefty friends are absolutely seething over the fact Boris going doesn't mean snap election. So many were convinced they could kick the tories out now until someone informed them how our system actually works.

 

[Hellbound Hellhound]

Keir is apparently more popular than most of the possible Tory leaders, not that it's difficult. I thought keir was on his way out too though, or has he been saved by a timely distraction?

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Starmer is really more of a lawyer than a politician, in my opinion, which is probably one of the reasons his message struggles to resonate with the public. Nevertheless, he shone during the last Prime Minister's Questions (his "sinking ship fleeing the rat" zinger being particularly spot on), and he's easily more prime ministerial than anyone on the Tory front bench at this point.

 

[Spunt]

Starmer is really more of a lawyer than a politician, in my opinion, which is probably one of the reasons his message struggles to resonate with the public. Nevertheless, he shone during the last Prime Minister's Questions (his "sinking ship fleeing the rat" zinger being particularly spot on), and he's easily more prime ministerial than anyone on the Tory front bench at this point.

Except he was the Director of Public Prosecutions (think the United States Attorney) who failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile when a case was brought to him in the 90's. So whenever the Tories have a sex scandal (particularly this latest one where Boris promoted a known sex pest) he hasn't got a leg to stand on. Look at the replies on Twitter whenever he brings it up, its his own party members tearing him to pieces.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

its his own party members tearing him to pieces.

I mean duh. It’s stilled filled with Corbyn’s supporters. What do you expect?

 

[Inquisitor_BadAss]

So with all these Downing Street shenanigans going on where should I put my £2.50 this Friday? Going to a bookie and getting odds on the next PM or buying a euromillions ticket?
NGL I honestly thought he was gonna try and ride the storm until the next general election.

 

[Coccxys]

So with all these Downing Street shenanigans going on where should I put my £2.50 this Friday? Going to a bookie and getting odds on the next PM or buying a euromillions ticket?
NGL I honestly thought he was gonna try and ride the storm until the next general election.

Go down Aldi and buy whatever gives you the highest %ABV, then you can numb thought of where the country is heading even if its for only a short time. Best use of the money going...

 

[Hellbound Hellhound]

Except he was the Director of Public Prosecutions (think the United States Attorney) who failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile when a case was brought to him in the 90's. So whenever the Tories have a sex scandal (particularly this latest one where Boris promoted a known sex pest) he hasn't got a leg to stand on. Look at the replies on Twitter whenever he brings it up, its his own party members tearing him to pieces.

The 90s? Starmer didn't assume the role of Director of Public Prosecutions until 2008, and it was Starmer who led the changes to the CPS guidelines to make prosecuting child abuse easier following the failure to prosecute Savile. I have seen no evidence that Starmer did anything untoward to prevent Savile from being prosecuted during the 2009 investigation; he was probably just following the old guidelines.

Regardless, people can criticize Starmer's record all they want, but by no degree is he comparable to Boris Johnson: a serial liar and reckless incompetent who has been fired multiple times for behaving as such. Name one bad thing Starmer has done and I could name multiple things Boris is responsible for which are egregiously worse.

 

[Coolio55]

Can someone remind me what was so crap about Corbyn again? Apart from all the usual looney crap I remember him having some good ideas.
Him being widely labeled as an antisemite is also a good sign.

 

[whothefuck]

Can someone remind me what was so crap about Corbyn again? Apart from all the usual looney crap I remember him having some good ideas.
Him being widely labeled as an antisemite is also a good sign.

praising chavez, unrealistic policies, let the party get imbued with sjw warmongering, cucked to the ira and split the party over brexit. think bernie but without any jews to salvage his image over palestine jews are more conservative in the uk than america (jews from the pale of settlement in contrast to central european jews are more leftist, guess why)

 

[The Ugly One]

That's it? She's downright destitute by the standards of a modern Western politician. Bernie Sanders is worth more than her, and the man's so incompetent he can't even grift properly and has to beg for money.

You fuckers don't even have a constitution. All your "rules" are more of a set of guidelines for Parliament to shit on, even more than what happens over here.

You guys have fucked up to the point a man with the charisma and backbone of a wet sack of manure is more popular than the party that spawned Churchill and the Iron Lady.

I wonder how much more radioactive a politician would be in the UK than the USA who openly advertised that he believed the British government should prioritize the well-being of the British people over that of corporations, NGOs, and ideology. Eurocucks have refined hating themselves and voting for their own strangulation into an art form.

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

Will Boris spill the tea on his betrayers, or will he try to act dignified?