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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.

 

[Slimy Time]

You don’t want to kill see journalists physically harmed lose their jobs enough.

 

[Otterly]

It is odd because in this old X post from 2022 people were calling her a liar even then. https://x.com/rachelreevesmp/status/1606195653968908288?s=46

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So they knew, put her in the role anyway and screw, well, everyone I suppose?
They are so confident of control, and so utterly contemptuous of us, the people they are supposed to govern, that they put a know fraudster with no qualifications in charge of the economy of an entire country?
At what point does Joe Public raise the black flag and spit on his hands here? Is there anything that will make us say enough?
@Slimy Time i am really trying, I practice my journalist loathing daily.
And no, most of us dont embellish our CVs, because regular responsible jobs have background checks and will fire you if you lie. What a disgusting article.

 

[teriyakiburns]

At what point does Joe Public raise the black flag and spit on his hands here? Is there anything that will make us say enough?

That's the funny thing about revolutions. They don't happen for months and then suddenly it's all happening at once.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

You don’t want to kill see journalists physically harmed lose their jobs enough.
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None. Because growing up I was told that if I ever did and it was found out I would be in so much shit it would be impossible to get out of ever.

 

[A-Logato]

most of us dont embellish our CVs, because regular responsible jobs have background checks and will fire you if you lie. What a disgusting article.

Well apparently it's fair game now so I'm going to do a little tweaking on mine. Just the usual saying that I was a straight A student, I speak 7 languages and know how to fly a plane.
Anyways I'm off to apply to British airways as a pilot so I'll let you all know how it turns out.

 

[Slimy Time]

None. Because growing up I was told that if I ever did and it was found out I would be in so much shit it would be impossible to get out of ever.

In politics it doesnt matter. Years ago I detailed on some forgotten thread about a personal lolcow I knew during university- some Chinese American bloke. Flunked out in 2nd year of my university by turning up to an exam 30 mins late.

Today he is one of these California democrat local candidates with accolades such as owning a Michelin starred restaurant (his father’s) and going to Oxford University (never happened, he went right back to the states after flunking out of my uni that was definitely not Oxford). No one has questioned it or found out.

 

[QE65]

Since I’m as qualified as reeves, possibly more so, and I have a modicum of common sense, can I take a shot at it?

You first have to recite page 10 of the Communist Manifesto from memory.

You don’t want to kill see journalists physically harmed lose their jobs enough.

I'm not shocked that a Guardian writer would defend CV fakery.

 

[Mound Dweller]

I'm not shocked that a Guardian writer would defend CV fakery.

I'm more shocked they know what a CV is it's not like they've ever had real jobs anyway.

 

[QE65]

I'm more shocked they know what a CV is it's not like they've ever had real jobs anyway.

I hear that Ed Miliband is heading over to see if the temperature rise at their offices after Trump got elected can be added to the Green Energy plan.

 

[FedPostalService]

I’Ve just had a “trust me, bro” about her lying out her arse on her CV and this is from a bro that I trust.

Its getting exciting and I’m sorry I doubted any of you.

 

[Special spoonie]

Not even hiding who the paymasters are now.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

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Not even hiding who the paymasters are now.

Very nice of him to be honest about why he is attacking Farmers. Makes a change.

 

[Special spoonie]

Very nice of him to be honest about why he is attacking Farmers. Makes a change.

I had already seen someone say they were ready to help “assist” buying land to help pay the inheritance tax. (Said land will be for green energy schemes, of course!) Didn’t expect it spelt out so plainly where the money trail would go back to, though.

Cannot forget him trying to start WWIII with escalating the war with Mr. Putin. As we know, Blackrock is already “kindly” bringing in schemes helping to buy Ukrainian land to help “rebuild”. Starmer and his friends are just waiting to sell us out even more when we get bombed to fuck.

 

[FedPostalService]

Cannot forget him trying to start WWIII with escalating the war with Mr. Putin.

You don’t escalate a war. War is the final stage. Stop being a fag.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

I had already seen someone say they were ready to help “assist” buying land to help pay the inheritance tax.

Of course. Because nothing says we want to punish the rich people like making sure only the rich will by.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

You don’t want to kill see journalists physically harmed lose their jobs enough.

I get it, she has a fair point. After all, per my CV I'm her court mandated therapist due to her being a compulsive kleptomaniac who rapes puppies. With kittens. She has problems.

Maybe I'm just padding my CV though.

 

[isalaide]

I was in charge of the school tuck shop in years 8-10 and did a fine job. I never fiddled my expenses, the books always balanced and I was praised for my quick skill at working out change … although I did eat a few out of date WHAM! Bars marked for destruction
Since I’m as qualified as reeves, possibly more so, and I have a modicum of common sense, can I take a shot at it?

I am cheerfully indifferent to all sorts of accounting (source: I interned at Arthur Andersen for six weeks and therefore acquired all required expertise).

I can see though the immense opportunity to land bank, and indeed to do some very nice and spectacularly profitable housing development, tons of current farmland if you could twist the arm of some farmers to sell up.

That is a super opportunity if you already have enough money to buy the land and perhaps sit on it for a while. BlackRock have lots of money and so do other people.

If as a political party you had given some bullshit commitments about 'growth' and 'housing' to get elected, tens of thousands of nice new box houses in fields would definitely help you look like those weren't just bullshit words you said to get elected. (Psyche. All political statements are just lies to get elected.)

So this would actually work out super all around.

I expect to be promoted to Cabinet via a life peerage before the New Year. I also have exciting policies about social care and education to contribute.

 

[GoodWinSon]

I am not British nor am I qualified in the slightest.
However, if I am elected Lord Protector I solemnly promise to sack London and use the collected funds to buy every British citizen with British parents a new Land Rover
Then I will annex Ireland

 

[FuckedOffToff]

I am not British nor am I qualified in the slightest.
However, if I am elected Lord Protector I solemnly promise to sack London and use the collected funds to buy every British citizen with British parents a new Land Rover
Then I will annex Ireland

Well, we could make a tradition out of beheading the odd numbered King Charles' I suppose.
We're due a civil war with the People of Machete.
Just don't abolish Christmas.

 

[isalaide]

I am not British nor am I qualified in the slightest.
However, if I am elected Lord Protector I solemnly promise to sack London and use the collected funds to buy every British citizen with British parents a new Land Rover
Then I will annex Ireland

the build quality and reliability of new Land Rovers is dogshit. If you will buy us a similarly priced vehicle of stout German manufacture you have a deal