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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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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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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.
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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.
 
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Tom Nook's Gloryhole said:
Also hate to doublepost but here's something VERY funny.

Boris Johnson in 2019 saying that any immigrants should learn to speak English... shortly before he imported millions of Pakis, Muslims and Ubongos.

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"Immigrants should learn forced to learn English before coming here." 'Should' is holding the plausible deniability of his statement to Atlus-like proportions. He ramped up the anti-immigrant rhetoric to win after his bloc of pro-business Tories/ERG - who opposed May's ideas to cap immigration at 100k a year - forced her out. The only benefit of the doubt I'll give Boris is that he pledged to decrease it to 250k, yet his own party was still insistent on self-sabotage, parroting the long since dead idea that the issue was only with illegal immigration. Sunak probably had a hand in it, outright refusing the idea of doing something to lower the numbers and making some vague promises to stop boat crossing. He couldn't have given less of a shit if he tried.

Anyway, speaking of immigration: The Government's Immigration White Paper in full
- Measures will reduce immigration numbers by around 100,000 a year (full calculation for each measure below)

- Legislation will be brought in to make clear that the Government and Parliament - not courts - determine who should stay, tackling misuse of Article 8 (right to family life) to block deportations

Work reforms:

- Skilled workers will require university-level degrees to come to the UK, and salary thresholds will increase

- The Immigration Skills Charge - paid by sponsors - will rise by 32% for the first time since 2017, in line with inflation

- Social care visas will close to new overseas applicants; people already in the UK with work rights can extend or switch visas until 2028, subject to review

- A new Labour Market Evidence Group will be created to use better data to shape decisions on jobs and migration policy

- Key sectors that rely heavily on overseas recruitment will face new requirements to produce workforce strategies

- A Temporary Shortage List will be introduced to give time-limited access to the Points-Based immigration system for roles below RQF level 6

- Only jobs facing long-term shortages and backed by the Migration Advisory Committee will qualify for the above - if there’s also a workforce plan and employers commit to hiring more UK workers

- Discounts that allow lower salaries for shortage jobs will be scrapped, so all roles must meet the full salary threshold (Immigration Salary List)

- Some UNHCR-recognised refugees and displaced people with the right skills will be able to apply through the skilled worker route

- More routes will be opened for highly skilled people and top global talent to work in the UK

Study reforms:

- Graduates will be able to stay in the UK for only 18 months after their studies, compared to current period of two years

- A levy on income from international students is being considered, with the money potentially going towards domestic skills training

- Sponsoring institutions will face tougher requirements to be allowed to recruit international students

- The pass mark for compliance metrics will rise by 5%, meaning sponsors must now have at least a 95% course enrolment rate and 90% completion rate

- A new Red-Amber-Green rating system will show how well each sponsor is meeting compliance standards

- Sponsors at risk of failing compliance checks may face action plans and limits on how many new international students they can bring in

- Institutions using overseas recruitment agents must sign up to the Agent Quality Framework to ensure high standards

- Universities and colleges will need to show they’ve considered local impacts when planning international student recruitment

- Short-Term Study accreditation bodies will be reviewed to tighten checks before and during accreditation

Illegal working and foreign criminals:

- Foreign nationals convicted of crimes will be flagged even if not jailed, with new deportation thresholds reflecting seriousness of offences, including violence against women and girls

- Processes to remove foreign national offenders will be simplified, with extra action against recent arrivals who commit crimes before offending escalates

- Migrants will have to have digital IDs through eVisas, replacing Biometric Residence Permits

- Stricter checks will target people who claim asylum without any new or serious risks in their home country

- More resources will tackle illegal working - especially in sectors like the gig economy - using eVisas, biometric tech, and extra enforcement staff

- Banking checks will be updated to reflect tech changes and to act against those who break the rules, including tax evasion

- More reforms and stronger enforcement measures, including faster removals, will be announced later this year

- Pressure will be applied on foreign governments that block the return of their nationals

- Financial penalties and sanctions may be imposed on sponsors (employers or institutions) where abuse of the immigration system is found

Integration and community cohesion:

- English Language requirements for Skilled Workers and others will rise from B1 to B2 (Independent User level under CEFR)

- Adult dependants of workers and students will need to meet at least A1 (Basic User) English level, with plans to raise this over time

- Visa extensions will require proof of progress to A2 level, and B2 level will be needed for settlement

- Most settlement routes will now require B2-level English instead of B1

- The standard qualifying period for settlement will increase to ten years under a reformed Points-Based System

- Those making strong contributions to the UK economy or society could qualify for faster settlement and citizenship

- Family members of British citizens can still settle in the UK after five years, and protections remain for domestic abuse victims

- Parents of British or settled children who die will be allowed to stay in the UK permanently right away

- The Life in the UK test (which people must pass to become British citizens or settle permanently) will be reviewed and improved, and costs of applying for British citizenship could be reduced for young people who’ve lived in the UK for most of their lives

- Young people who’ve grown up in the UK without legal status will be helped to stay permanently, with extra support for those in care or leaving care
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This isn't nearly hard enough btw. But the silver lining is that if other parties want to siphon from Reform, they'd have to promise more than what's offered in this paper. Still far too many loopholes. The first point about article 8 is good to stop domestic courts deporting people, but we're still subject to the ECHR. The mandatory English they need to now has only gone up by one level, when it should be much higher. Also the 'stricter enforcement' action are just promises at the moment, with no deadline for implementation.

All change to make immigration harder and quell numbers is good, but this doesn't have enough meat to it. Plenty to criticise, as is the standard for Labour.
 
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Tom Nook's Gloryhole said:
Also hate to doublepost but here's something VERY funny.

Boris Johnson in 2019 saying that any immigrants should learn to speak English... shortly before he imported millions of Pakis, Muslims and Ubongos.

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I think you're being more realistic than optimistic, all sides despise Labour which is unique in Government history as usually one side will at least be broadly supportive.

Do the Wokes/FBPE support Labour? No, they consider Starmer to be too Right-Wing.

Do most Centrists support Labour? No, as above, they consider Starmer to be too Right-Wing.

How about Welsh and Scottish Independents? No, not at all.

Therefore, who exactly does support this Government? Even among hardcore Europhiles and Lefties, none of them want Starmer to stay on because he won't respect trans people or he isn't doing enough to re-join the EU etc.

We therefore have a Government nobody wants which is actively working against BOTH Left and Right.

That isn't a Government, it is a dictatorship.
 
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teriyakiburns said:
I'm waiting for "LAW AND ORDER!!" and his own personal covfefe arc. Either that, or the inevitable moment whatever zoomer intern is running the account uses it to favourite gay interracial gangbang porn. You know it's coming, even if it's Keir running it.
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Is it even someone in the government posting these tweets? I shouldn't have to scroll down to the fourth page of a Guardian live feed to find context for whatever the fuck he's talking about when he tweets
 
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Kier Starmer said:
Exactly, though this white paper does nothing because it does not even deal with ILLEGAL immigration. 82 pages of waffle. He does not even want to leave the ECHR, which is one of Reform's election points, proving that all this is a pantomime.

Good, his homes should be destroyed
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I concur, the BBC is sperging out over the blaze at Chez Starmer - one of Trump, Farage, Putin, Tommy Robinson, Mr. Blobby or Zippy from Rainbow to blame for sure.

Elsewhere, this caught my eye: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c39xkevzrdvt

Ringleader of Bulgarian spy cell jailed for 10 years 8 months​

'The ringleader of a Bulgarian spy cell, Orlin Roussev, is jailed for 10 years and 8 months over spying for Russia.

Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, and Ivan Stoyanov have also been sentenced to between five and 10 years.

The cell's key targets were journalists who helped expose Russia's role in the nerve agent attacks on Putin critic Alexei Navalny and ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal.

The spy ring referred to themselves as the "minions", inspired by the Despicable Me children's film franchise.'
 
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He can’t even run. The absolute state of these people.

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I certainly hope so!

Fire - the Superhero of the year!


'I didn't mean to start a fire, but then I got high
And the flames are jutting higher, because I got high
I've got to bunk down with Lord Alli, and I know why (why man, hey hey!)
Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high...'
 
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Bog-standard Poster said:
If reform are winning come next election, Labour and Tories will form a coalition to stop them. You can take that to the bookies.
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Post a screenshot of your bet right now or you're a faggot and I hereby ban you from Greggs until the election happens.
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Thanks doc.
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>implying has dropped another text wall
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This one wasn't so bad - he was responding to different individual posts. His left wing memes of infamy were all on one subject, exceedingly boring. He's still a bit verbose, but he got a LOT better very quickly.
teriyakiburns said:
We have to use a VPN to access this site because Null chose to block UK ip addresses, presumably to make a point. OFCOM has literally no power over him or his site and can't enforce any fines against him.
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They clearly do have power over him because he caved instantly. Remember what he said to NZ? Notice how you can still watch the Christchurch video on this site?
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Kek. Rapefugee steals phone gone wrong :cunningpepe:
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Is that the fencing response? Who knew that GP stood for "Get Punched".
 
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I think you're being more realistic than optimistic, all sides despise Labour which is unique in Government history as usually one side will at least be broadly supportive.

Do the Wokes/FBPE support Labour? No, they consider Starmer to be too Right-Wing.

Do most Centrists support Labour? No, as above, they consider Starmer to be too Right-Wing.

How about Welsh and Scottish Independents? No, not at all.

Therefore, who exactly does support this Government? Even among hardcore Europhiles and Lefties, none of them want Starmer to stay on because he won't respect trans people or he isn't doing enough to re-join the EU etc.

We therefore have a Government nobody wants which is actively working against BOTH Left and Right.

That isn't a Government, it is a dictatorship.
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It's funny, last week I mentioned Kier was fucked, he couldn't go any further left, right or remain on the same path or he'd be crucified. He's somehow managed to pick the worst choice of all because now he's unironically pitching policies that are more right wing than the fucking Conservatives.

There's going to be a fucking MUTINY at the next local elections and honestly I see an absolute spergout from within the Labour party over the next fortnight where he's given a vote of no confidence, which is even funnier because it'd show that Labour disagrees with the majority public opinion that immigration is out of hand, fucking them even further.

Kier Starmer is somehow in a more 'dead' position than fucking Rishi Sunak when he forced the early election despite having a huge fucking majority. It's insanity.
 
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They clearly do have power over him because he caved instantly.
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He states plainly why he put up the block on his info page. It's not because he's worried they'll reach into his wallet (they literally can't; he can just tell them to fuck off because he has no financial presence in the UK), but because he fears the state will track visitors to the site and arrest them.
 
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teriyakiburns said:
He states plainly why he put up the block on his info page. It's not because he's worried they'll reach into his wallet (they literally can't; he can just tell them to fuck off because he has no financial presence in the UK), but because he fears the state will track visitors to the site and arrest them.
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I can understand the confusion. He put the ban in place because he cares about the UK users of this site, despite asserting for years on MATI, Twitter and the forum that he hates us.

We love you too Null.
 
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Clem Fandango said:
I can understand the confusion. He put the ban in place because he cares about the UK users of this site, despite asserting for years on MATI, Twitter and the forum that he hates us.
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To defend him I believe that hatred largely stems from one particular cow nakedly abusing our legal system to harass him and his family to a heinous degree with impunity. So the hatred is more our underlying system and that the wider population have not risen up to string up our overlords.

Making us use a VPN to access Kiwi Farms should be mandatory for every user. He's just now ensured people in the UK optimistic enough to still believe that posting on here isn't enough to get a police visit are taking precautions, even unwillingly.
 
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