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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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spread happiness@p4leandp1nk
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#VEGANsausageroll thanks Greggs

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10:07 AM - Jan 3, 2019

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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.

 

[-Jack-]

You guys make public transport sound like entering into the pits of hell. I have definitely witnessed and had to acknowledge the usual schizophrenics, drunks, druggies, and roadman nigger. But 99% of the time it’s easily ignorable (headphones), and sometimes a free show… maybe I’m just desensitised to it.

 

[Quintex96]

it didnt take me 8 years to learn. more like 1 month. I lived in the UK originally and was this close to getting my license but then moved to the isle of man and had to start all over again because its got different laws. So I get a job, save up money for lessons which are £45 per hour on average here https://www.gov.im/categories/trave...arning-to-drive/approved-driving-instructors/ then pass my theory again only 1 point off for both the quiz and hazard perception and then the covid lockdowns happen for 2 years just as I'm about to take my practical test. when after 2 years of covid, everyone wants to get back to learning how to drive, so all the teachers are charging more than I can afford, so I wait for years. Eventually quit job and go to college for two years to become an engineer too busy to learn to drive while taking care mentally ill adults and their pets/baby to learn to drive. Come out of college with good grades and then learn quickly and pass.
The police here will absolutely stop you here if you drive in your car on your own as a learner and make an example out of you, so practicing on my own was out of the picture.
It's not that I'm retarded. It's literally been a case of circumstance. Driving is easy. If I could travel back in time i would tell myself to fly to Georgia and pass there because they're apparently very relaxed and you can pass in a couple of weeks for like £200.
life is unfair

Man I thought I had it bad. I was almost test ready when my original instructor died, The guy i went with next I had maybe 3 lessons in 5 months because he kept cancelling my lessons for 'emergencies' eventually told him to fuck off after he cancelled on me for the 5th week in a row due to his car breaking down only for his car to drive past me in the street while he was giving someone else a lesson. Tosser. Finally the last guy straight up refused to take me on because I refused to prepay 10 lessons in advance (at £40 a lesson mind you) because 'it wasn't worth his time'. Eventually I said fuck it and worked at the miserable hellhole that is Haven for a season and used the money I earned there to pay for a full intensive driving course.

 

[BrightonAndHoveAlbion]

Remember, other road users have brakes, and the speed limit is only a limit when there's cameras nearby.

Dashcams have absolutely ruined any sense of fun on the roads these days. Everyone's a fucking snitch.

 

[Big Judge Cock]

The last time I used a train to get to London with my family, we were dumped at Salisbury as they had forgotten to refuel fully. The connecting train we were directed to was full already.

That was enough to convince me to always drive everywhere unless there is a very good reason not to.

 

[K!w!Fartz]

Dashcams have absolutely ruined any sense of fun on the roads these days. Everyone's a fucking snitch.

I have a dashcam, but I don't snitch, it's only there in case I need to prove I'm innocent in court.
Bought this second hand on facebook for £10.
I don't give a fuck about people's poor driving habits unless they're outright dangerous or my enemy.

Does anyone here know of a good dash cam to buy that delivers to isle of man? i need to upgrade

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

"I can fix him" taken to its logical conclusion, I guess?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgm9e97myrvo

The fact that we now have a second case of female prison officers dumb enough both to have sex with the male inmates and to allow them to record it is impressive. This one at least hasn't been leaked (yet) it seems.

Imagine being the poor sod who has to update new entrant training for the roles to include "seriously, just to repeat it again. Don't fuck the inmates and especially do not let them record it."

 

[SirCliveSinclairdabbing]

Guys, avoiding power levelling, but we need to Minecraft everyone who works for a train company and automate the entire service.

Currently trying not to commit murder. In Minecraft.

Fuck Kier Starmer and the RMT.

No. Some of them wanted in cab footage of upcoming signals which would have made more difference than HS2.
The union staff? They can waterboard 20/50 Castrol.

Edit, on the subject of driving lessons, knew of a lad that used to learn by nicking police cars. They left the keys in while they were in the shops. That lad was playing GTA VII.

 

[Mound Dweller]

You guys make public transport sound like entering into the pits of hell. I have definitely witnessed and had to acknowledge the usual schizophrenics, drunks, druggies, and roadman nigger. But 99% of the time it’s easily ignorable (headphones), and sometimes a free show… maybe I’m just desensitised to it.

It's absolute luck of the draw depending on the flavour of diversity of your locale, my bit ain't too bad because we still get BNP councillors but if you try and hop on just a few miles closer to Bradistan it's a whole lot more flavourful in terms of what kind of council dosser you get lumped with.
That's not to say the utter scum near me aren't any better just that it's a universal thing, public transport = the public = the average person there has below average IQ by default and the average is too damn low.

 

[Snekposter]

Wow, some real carbrained takes in here. Don't you guys know the UK has a magnificent public transit setup and you're all just imagining these things?

 

[Coolio55]

I have a dashcam, but I don't snitch, it's only there in case I need to prove I'm innocent in court.
View attachment 6793962Bought this second hand on facebook for £10.
I don't give a fuck about people's poor driving habits unless they're outright dangerous or my enemy.

Does anyone here know of a good dash cam to buy that delivers to isle of man? i need to upgrade

I can't have one of those because they record audio and thus all my racial slurs.

 

[BrightonAndHoveAlbion]

magnificent public transit

Public transport is for the poor, drunk or otherwise mentally deficient. Functioning adults drive, walk or cycle.

 

[Snekposter]

Public transport is for the poor, drunk or otherwise mentally deficient. Functioning adults drive, walk or cycle.

I see my sarcasm flew over your head.

 

[SirCliveSinclairdabbing]

I can't have one of those because they record audio and thus all my racial slurs.

You playback on a muted telly and send a phone recording of that to the cops.

It's not snitching when you report filthy replacements.

 

[teriyakiburns]

Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth



Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has written to the UK's main watchdogs, asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic growth.

He contacted the companies - including energy regulator Ofgem and water regulator Ofwat - on Christmas Eve. They were told to submit their proposals by the middle of January, as first reported by Sky News.

Figures published earlier this week indicated the UK economy had flatlined between July and September.

Earlier this month, Sir Keir warned MPs that it "will take some time" for people to feel their living standards improve.

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Despite appearances, this is not a shitpost. This is the actual story on the BBC. Starmer is so bereft of ideas, now that he's lost Sue Gray, that he's begging anyone he can think of to come up with something.

 

[K!w!Fartz]

Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has written to the UK's main watchdogs, asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic growth.

Isn't it his job to know how to do that? Why did he apply for this position if he doesn't know how to do the job?

 

[FedPostalService]

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has written to the UK's main watchdogs, asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic growth.

He’s going to ignore any answer that isn’t “raise taxes and import more illegals.”

Also, why ask regulators and not actual industry?

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

Earlier this month, Sir Keir warned MPs that it "will take some time" for people to feel their living standards improve.

During the election season, didn't he say we would feel an improvement by now?

Heres some ideas, Kier:

• Cancel all foreign aid
• Deny asylum to anyone on the list
• Deport all foreigners who have committed a crime
• legalise weed
• Copy Liz Truss.

 

[teriyakiburns]

He’s going to ignore any answer that isn’t “raise taxes and import more illegals.”

Also, why ask regulators and not actual industry?

Because he knows what the answer will be if he asks industry.

More to the point, however, is that this is a good example of his mindset. He can only think in terms of the prosecution of wrongdoing and the imposition of punishment, so he's asking the regulators to come up with ways to punish industry until they start making the economy grow.

 

[-Jack-]

I thought Labour was the party for the working man. For the industry? Not regulators?

Maybe a head of lettuce would be better at leading this country at this point.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

Public transport is for the poor, drunk or otherwise mentally deficient. Functioning adults drive, walk or cycle.

Functioning adults dont make pepe avatars bragging about supporting Brighton