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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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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.

 

[EddyRooney]

I have a quick question regarding Adolescence ( small spoiler alert ) -

In the second episode the detectives go to the school to get information from the kids regarding a motive and in the hope to recover the murder weapon. Whilst there, the fire alarm goes off and everyone musters to the playground. In the playground, Jade ( in a seemingly unprovoked attack ) then punches Ryan to the floor, in full view of the teachers and in the very near ( if not eyeline ) of the two detectives, and proceeds to stomp him multiple times whilst he is on the floor. Ryan is bloodied on the floor, is helped up woozily and escorted to the nurses office. Jade is subdued and removed by a member of staff. The two detectives DO NOTHING and then ask to question Ryan, to which the teacher replies that she's not sure about that given his state.

I'm curious, and unlike certain politicians I appreciate this is fiction, but should the detectives not have arrested Jade or at least done something ? Is that not at least common assault, if not common assault occasioning actual bodily harm ?

 

[FedPostalService]

I'm curious, and unlike certain politicians I appreciate this is fiction, but should the detectives not have arrested Jade or at least done something ? Is that not at least common assault, if not common assault occasioning actual bodily harm ?

We as a society accept kids will get into scuffles as they are kids.

What you are suggesting will make this country gayer than what even Kier Starmer wishes.

 

[anklyscr]

I’m tangentially involved with a project or two that is (allegedly) at the cutting edge of implementation in our industry.
It’s great for some stuff. Diagnostics in particular it’s hilariously good at to the point people get angry. But funnily they’re not using it for diagnostics and finance like they should be (finance seem remarkably insulated) they’re using it to build retarded systems that aim to just get rid of whole layers of staff. The problem is that not a single implementation done like this has ever actually worked yet the staff get laid off and we get to do what the system and the staff should have done, on top of everything else.

On a totally off topic discussion Alex the ok has an interesting video on using an ai or at least a neural net to search for polish crop dusters

 

[Smyrna]

Reform's candidate in Runcorn & Helsby is former (Tory then independent) councillor Sarah Pochin, who was also the Tory candidate for Bolton South East at the 2017 general election.

A token attempt was made at scrubbing her social media, but not enough to, for example, obscure her attendance at a pro-refugee event a few years ago in her capacity as Mayor for Cheshire East.

So a pretty good insight into the sort of candidate you can expect Reform to put up from now on - rejects from other parties who show no skill except in toeing the given line. Which is largely what I expected.

 

[starborn427614]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/24/racist-n-word-black-person-cps-hate-crime-person-of-colour-court

Which of you was responsible for this incident

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This reads like a greentext lol

 

[6MillionCoofs]

The screeching weirdos are right about Tate as he is a scumbag of the highest order. Sadly their screeching made him famous.

And it really does say a lot that everyone respinded to the screeching with ‘yes and we’d rather listen to them than you what does that say about you?’

As Tate pointed out some time ago ‘they are just mad that they tried to make an example out of me and it backfired and they don’t know why’

Which is honestly the funniest thing. All these supposedly smart people and they can never work out the obvious.

 

[FedPostalService]

And it really does say a lot that everyone respinded to the screeching with ‘yes and we’d rather listen to them than you what does that say about you?’

As Tate pointed out some time ago ‘they are just mad that they tried to make an example out of me and it backfired and they don’t know why’

Which is honestly the funniest thing. All these supposedly smart people and they can never work out the obvious.

Tate is the lowest form of life form that there is. I can’t stand women beaters. They make me want to fedpost and I hope someone friend of the Clinton’s him.

 

[Spud]

Tate is the lowest form of life form that there is. I can’t stand women beaters. They make me want to fedpost and I hope someone friend of the Clinton’s him.

I hope she sees this bro. Rooting for you, give her one for Ingerland.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

or at least done something

Obviously. But fiction. Though considering all the crime keeps having ‘everyone was warned, knew and/or did nothing to prevent multiple times before event’

It could be argued to be realistic.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

I'm curious, and unlike certain politicians I appreciate this is fiction, but should the detectives not have arrested Jade or at least done something ? Is that not at least common assault, if not common assault occasioning actual bodily harm ?

Well top of the list it's fiction. Secondly it's Netflix fiction so "stunning and brave individual beats someone with no consequences" is par for their course. The scenario described is pure fantasy hence why it's such an unhinged example and the police response is of sociopaths.

But there is an element of reality to it. If the police are doing something of higher priority they typically would not get themselves involved in something else unless it's fairly extreme. If they are investigating a murder and see someone vomiting on the streets they will not stop the former to handle the latter. If they are driving to an emergency and one of the people getting out of their way crashes into a parked car they will not stop to deal with that.

So the answer is fictional depiction of something with an element of truth.

 

[>IMPLYING]

Will there ever be any positivity in this thread? Can we make a trend of having only positive news? For at least, one day? Or is that far-fetched?

I caught the mouse that was living under my grandmother's couch for the past two days. The little bastard was residing under there for two days rent free and required wasting a heaped teaspoon of marmalade to lure into the trap. Though maybe I'm being too hard on him, since he was forcibly housed thanks to the cat bringing him in. I evicted him outside near the gate, where he promptly ran into some brush.

Picture of the squatter/hostile occupant:

 

[EddyRooney]

Well top of the list it's fiction. Secondly it's Netflix fiction so "stunning and brave individual beats someone with no consequences" is par for their course. The scenario described is pure fantasy hence why it's such an unhinged example and the police response is of sociopaths.

But there is an element of reality to it. If the police are doing something of higher priority they typically would not get themselves involved in something else unless it's fairly extreme. If they are investigating a murder and see someone vomiting on the streets they will not stop the former to handle the latter. If they are driving to an emergency and one of the people getting out of their way crashes into a parked car they will not stop to deal with that.

So the answer is fictional depiction of something with an element of truth.

You're talking about if they are on call - i.e. responding to an emergency situation. Blue lights flashing and sirens going.
You're the second person to reply to my post and neither of you give me the impression you've watched the programme and seen the incident, nor understood the point I'm making. So I'll spell it out.....
The two detectives at the time are investigating a murder. But that has happened, past tense, doesn't matter what they do now, the girl is dead. At the time they aren't actively questioning anyone, in fact the next person they intend to question is the boy being assaulted. My point is, surely in real life, they would have done something, even if it was just requesting uniformed back up to investigate the incident and make the arrest. But considering they were witnesses on the scene to an unprovoked attack, I would have thought they had a duty of care to the victim and an interest in his wellbeing as he could assist in progressing their investigation - they would in effect be preserving evidence in their own case.
But the second point is that in a show that is openly using misogyny as a topic, it is interesting that there is nothing noted in the obvious double standard that it is seemingly okay in the eyes of the law for the older black girl, Jade, to assault the younger white boy, Ryan. I appreciate that this is a Netflix piece of propaganda, but it is curious that this hasn't been picked up in the press anywhere. Is it through fear that any journalist that mentions it will be cancelled ? Whilst obviously the murder is far more serious than the assault, two wrongs don't make a right.

 

[isalaide]

I caught the mouse that was living under my grandmother's couch for the past two days. The little bastard was residing under there for two days rent free and required wasting a heaped teaspoon of marmalade to lure into the trap. Though maybe I'm being too hard on him, since he was forcibly housed thanks to the cat bringing him in. I evicted him outside near the gate, where he promptly ran into some brush.

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Bad news friend. That's not an immigrant but a domestic terrorist; that's a house mouse, not an outside boy. Get poison down ASAP to get the rest of them. I think the cat is getting unfairly blamed for illegal mouse trafficking here.

 

[6MillionCoofs]

Thank you Independent for confirming that we’d have enough to cover the people on benefits if we put the spending on illegals in Hotels to 0.

And we would also cut the money we are spending on benefits because we all kniw the Hotelfugees aren’t working.

Again, thank you for confirming.

https://www.independent.co.uk/politics/benefits-pip-welfare-numbers-reeves-spring-statement-b2719430.html

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

But the second point is that in a show that is openly using misogyny as a topic, it is interesting that there is nothing noted in the obvious double standard that it is seemingly okay in the eyes of the law for the older black girl, Jade, to assault the younger white boy, Ryan.

Your assessment of my not having viewed the show is correct. However my answer to you was in the first paragraph and remains accurate.
"it's Netflix fiction so "stunning and brave individual beats someone with no consequences" is par for their course. The scenario described is pure fantasy hence why it's such an unhinged example and the police response is of sociopaths."

You're trying to analyse it like someone with common sense looking at a show that the media and politicians are pushing like it's some hard hitting documentary rather than a step or two above Marvel nonsense. While there might be some well acted bits it is pure Netflix nonsense and as such there will utterly irrational moments. Female assaults someone in front of authority figures and suffers no consequences is practically part of Netflix Bingo.

I appreciate that this is a Netflix piece of propaganda, but it is curious that this hasn't been picked up in the press anywhere. Is it through fear that any journalist that mentions it will be cancelled ? Whilst obviously the murder is far more serious than the assault, two wrongs don't make a right.

They won't be cancelled for writing it. though I'd imagine plenty of rags would run articles titled, "reviewer for the Mail thinks it's bad to punch MURDERERS," but it'd be like trying to do a serious analysis of all the bits of Acolyte that make the heroes the worst people in the show. It's fine for a blog but it's unlikely to make a news article. In this case the child is confirmed to be the killer and so Jade's violence is retroactively justified. That's how this sort of fiction works.

To lower it even further it's this scene;

But instead of "she's a man" it's "he's a murderer."

 

[FedPostalService]

I hope she sees this bro. Rooting for you, give her one for Ingerland.

Kill yourself. You’ll impress your big eyed weirdo e-daddy by doing so. Xxx

 

[Spud]

Kill yourself. You’ll impress your big eyed weirdo e-daddy by doing so. Xxx

Calm down lad, you're seething about things outside of your control. Post as many impotent threats as you need to, I get it.

 

[FedPostalService]

Calm down lad, you're seething about things outside of your control. Post as many impotent threats as you need to, I get it.

It is the only way I can achieve an orgasm these days

 

[Mark Goldbridge]

Honest to God if you're a white male in that country, plan on moving somewhere else. That brown sludge hole is going to shit and you're already seeing many policies that effectively blame white people with the tax and legal system that takes money from your pocket and puts it in the pocket of many people who want you dead. I understand you might want to hold onto what there is left but if a lot of white men in that country got up on leave they might change for the better or it accelerates the shitifiedness but you are no longer part of that scam country.
Even in places like Czech or Poland you have far more legal freedoms and rights to do things and you pay 10x less for the privilege. Your children will grow up in a much safer place than even the most expensive white safe haven in the UK. The media's job primarily is to keep White people in the UK and the government is desperate to try to poison your mind that the country you live in is safe so they can forever farm the White man for all of his money.
Take the leap, you have nothing to lose and they can't offer you anything worth it anymore.

 

[FedPostalService]

Honest to God if you're a white male in that country, plan on moving somewhere else.

> Country being ruined by immigrants
> Tells people to become immigrants

What did he mean by this?

Seriously though, there is no stranger blight on this earth than colonies of British ex-pats.

Doesn’t seem fair to ruin someone else’s country the same way ours is getting ruined.