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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.

 

[teriyakiburns]

Happy Near Year Brits! Fuck you to those who left, traitors! What are all your plans? Having a home celebration, down the local or just having a quiet one in, hopefully your 2025 be wonderful, and may our politics not fall further into a cesspool of degeneracy.

Sitting at home with a cheap bottle of fizz and watching the fireworks. It'll be nice to have a quiet night in for a change.

 

[SirCliveSinclairdabbing]

Happy Near Year Brits! Fuck you to those who left, traitors! What are all your plans? Having a home celebration, down the local or just having a quiet one in, hopefully your 2025 be wonderful, and may our politics not fall further into a cesspool of degeneracy.

The kind of degeneracy that my namesake who was banging stripper's in his late 70s would be proud of.

It was never me that claimed to be a good man.

 

[FedPostalService]

The kind of degeneracy that my namesake who was banging stripper's in his late 70s would be proud of.

It was never me that claimed to be a good man.

That’s not being a good man, it’s being the best of men

 

[Rusty Metal Skull Gun]

I hate to be harsh (or actually, I don't at all) but if you're allergic to guns please, please stay in the UK. We have enough of that lot here causing problems.

Gun culture rather than guns. As in, people have really really strong opinions about guns. It's weird.

As to the religious right, well, you can either choose between Christian fundies in the USA, or the Muslim fundies at home in the UK.

Don't make me choose, I love them both so very much.

 

[Geoff Capes Vapes Apes]

Happy Near Year Brits! Fuck you to those who left, traitors! What are all your plans? Having a home celebration, down the local or just having a quiet one in, hopefully your 2025 be wonderful, and may our politics not fall further into a cesspool of degeneracy.

It's currently raining sideways, I think a quiet night in is probably on the cards with maybe a new year's day swim in the sea if I'm feeling particularly bold/psychotic.

 

[FedPostalService]

Gun culture rather than guns. As in, people have really really strong opinions about guns. It's weird.

I think guns are really cool. If I was allowed to own a Texas amount of guns I’d probably stop drinking though.

 

[Geoff Capes Vapes Apes]

I think guns are really cool. If I was allowed to own a Texas amount of guns I’d probably stop drinking though.

Guns are cool, but unfortunately our firearms culture has been (deliberately) destroyed by successive governments over the last century to the point that if we got second amendment style rights in the UK it would be an absolute bloodbath of biblical proportions. The inmates of the cities are bad enough with knives and modified blank-firers, imagine if the average drill rapper could get his hands on a decent quality pistol or rifle?

In Victorian England it wasn't uncommon for a gentleman to carry a revolver for self-defense but we didn't have masses of illegal use of firearms, it's the society (and it's makeup) that has changed for the worse.

 

[BongoMongo]

Guns are cool, but unfortunately our firearms culture has been (deliberately) destroyed by successive governments over the last century to the point that if we got second amendment style rights in the UK it would be an absolute bloodbath of biblical proportions. The inmates of the cities are bad enough with knives and modified blank-firers, imagine if the average drill rapper could get his hands on a decent quality pistol or rifle?

In Victorian England it wasn't uncommon for a gentleman to carry a revolver for self-defense but we didn't have masses of illegal use of firearms, it's the society (and it's makeup) that has changed for the worse.

We also didn't have masses of blacks and illegals cultural enrichment back then. Ah, better days (in some respects).

 

[Geoff Capes Vapes Apes]

We also didn't have masses of blacks and illegals cultural enrichment back then. Ah, better days (in some respects).

But the food! Could the Victorians send a telegram and get Slop de la Comunidad delivered in under 40 minutes by a Sudanese on a velocipede?

 

[BrightonAndHoveAlbion]

ahem... that's SIR Sadiq Khan to you.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has received a knighthood, one among a number of politicians named in the New Year Honours list.



Sir Sadiq said it was already the "honour of my life to serve the city I love" and that he was "truly humbled" to have been made a knight.

However, senior Conservatives including shadow home secretary Chris Philp labelled the three-time mayor's knighthood as a "reward for failure".

 

[Spud]

14 heartbreaking images that make you say fuck having laws

 

[CaptainAutism69]

Visit Eastern Europe. Find a country that you think sounds like a third world, rundown, poor, amenity-deprived shithole and pay it a visit, even for a weekend.
You'll be shocked just how shit our supposed uber-rich, first-world, brownoid-magnet of a country is in comparison.
That's not to mention how cheap everything is, how nice and fresh the food is, how clear the air and roads are...

I did that a while ago and ended up leaving the UK. Thanks to life in a shithole Eastern European country I managed to rise above my station in life and get some proper assets under my belt. Home ownership in the UK was a never never.
It's a pity here is being overrun by muzzies and junkies too

 

[ParasiteSteve]

He's a fucking clown and always has been if you're taking him at all seriously you're doing it wrong.
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IMO he's classic old school KGB asset the sort of rot they used to throw soyviet gold at, but he came into fruition as the iron curtain fell and went a bit off the rails.

You appear to have not pointed out the video of him drinking milk like a cat from that stupid old actor lady, live on television. He is a muslim worshipping faggot who can be bought for surprisingly cheap.

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

I did that a while ago and ended up leaving the UK. Thanks to life in a shithole Eastern European country I managed to rise above my station in life and get some proper assets under my belt. Home ownership in the UK was a never never.
It's a pity here is being overrun by muzzies and junkies too

The Eu keeps shoving third world brownoids into countries that are 99% white. Funny that.

 

[Chunky Salsa]

Guns are cool, but unfortunately our firearms culture has been (deliberately) destroyed by successive governments over the last century to the point that if we got second amendment style rights in the UK it would be an absolute bloodbath of biblical proportions. The inmates of the cities are bad enough with knives and modified blank-firers, imagine if the average drill rapper could get his hands on a decent quality pistol or rifle?

In Victorian England it wasn't uncommon for a gentleman to carry a revolver for self-defense but we didn't have masses of illegal use of firearms, it's the society (and it's makeup) that has changed for the worse.

I think the past 70 years have taught that the lesson that rights are very important; and American style systems of iron clad rights are pretty good. Just with the caveat that it should start with - literally in bold print - the following lines: "THESE ONLY APPLY TO THE WHITE PEOPLE THAT THIS COUNTRY BELONGS TO, AND ANYONE THAT TRIES REMOVING THESE SHOULD BE KILLED AND THREE GENERATIONS OF THEIR FAMILY KILLED AS WELL."

 

[FedPostalService]

I think the past 70 years have taught that the lesson that rights are very important; and American style systems of iron clad rights are pretty good. Just with the caveat that it should start with - literally in bold print - the following lines: "THESE ONLY APPLY TO THE WHITE PEOPLE THAT THIS COUNTRY BELONGS TO, AND ANYONE THAT TRIES REMOVING THESE SHOULD BE KILLED AND THREE GENERATIONS OF THEIR FAMILY KILLED AS WELL."

That’s always been the problem when the Tories idea of a British Bill of Rights. The US Constitution only applies to US citizens but any bill of rights here will have Labour and the establishment demand it only applies to Africans.

 

[CaptainAutism69]

The Eu keeps shoving third world brownoids into countries that are 99% white. Funny that.

I went into a fast food place, and literally everyone there was a headscarf wearing girl, or a pajeet. Seems like the govt are handing out visas for low skilled service jobs, while the country itself is struggling thanks to massive inflation.
Property prices have literally tripled since I first came.

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

I went into a fast food place, and literally everyone there was a headscarf wearing girl, or a pajeet. Seems like the govt are handing out visas for low skilled service jobs, while the country itself is struggling thanks to massive inflation.
Property prices have literally tripled since I first came.

That's horrifying. My Eastern European shithole of choice is very traditional and conservative. They hate all foreigners, including Brits - who can blame them? I avoid the cunts at all costs, and if you don't fit in or complain about their culture, you're out.

I'm lucky in that my neighbours are elderly and I can help them out a fair bit and win "not all foreigners are bad" points. I keep my head down, speak the language as best I can and even fly their nations flag outside my house like so many natives do.

 

[FedPostalService]

That's horrifying. My Eastern European shithole of choice is very traditional and conservative. They hate all foreigners, including Brits - who can blame them? I avoid the cunts at all costs, and if you don't fit in or complain about their culture, you're out.

I'm lucky in that my neighbours are elderly and I can help them out a fair bit and win "not all foreigners are bad" points. I keep my head down, speak the language as best I can and even fly their nations flag outside my house like so many natives do.

Most places hate “British Tourists” but like the Brit who can say please and thank you in the local language, eat the local dishes, and drink the place dry without smashing it up whilst leaving a tip, Even ex-colonies we raped the shit out of like the old fashioned Britisher, not the scum demanding Heinz Beans and Carling for breakfast.

 

[-Jack-]

I can and even fly their nations flag outside my house like so many natives do.

You've been radicalised by slavs.