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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679 (https://archive.ph/5Ba6o)

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.

 

[AbendCode12]

Why has America stayed neutral on the Falkland Islands?

One upon a time it was expected that the Great Powers of Europe would fight their own battles.

 

[KeeKeeCooch]

One upon a time it was expected that the Great Powers of Europe would fight their own battles.

True, but we're expected to help America? I'm not anti-America or anti-trump, but It's incredibly hypocritical on Americas part, not even to ask for their military help with the Falklands, they are just diplomatically neutral which is fucked.

 

[Chunky Salsa]

True, but we're expected to help America? I'm not anti-America or anti-trump, but It's incredibly hypocritical on Americas part, not even to ask for their military help with the Falklands, they are just diplomatically neutral which is fucked.

America is a shit ally and always has been, but it's better to be their ally than have their tard rage aimed at you.

 

[AbendCode12]

America is a shit ally and always has been, but it's better to be their ally than have their tard rage aimed at you.

Its bad politics to be an ally of America especially, given the regions history and based on the Monroe Doctrine, the UK shouldn't even have 'strategic interests' in the hemisphere. Any competent country would ask the USA to not interfere with their matters unless they want an American take over like Diego Garcia.

"Word should be gotten to Nixon that if Thieu meets the same fate as Diem, the word will go out to the nations of the world that it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."

U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

 

[A-Logato]

"it's not terrorism, it's not terrorism, it's not terrorism, it's not terrorism-ok it might be but don't speculate"

Just sitting here waiting for it to be confirmed it's some lefty pooner. If they were right wing then we would know by now.

 

[Otterly]

I need a new teapot. Must be ceramic (or stainless…) roundish, 1.3l minimum, and pour smoothly.
I am so sick of teapots that dribble. No le creuset, I know they’re nice but my flimsy little wrists can’t take that kind of weight.

 

[Oxyjen]

I need a new teapot. Must be ceramic (or stainless…) roundish, 1.3l minimum, and pour smoothly.
I am so sick of teapots that dribble. No le creuset, I know they’re nice but my flimsy little wrists can’t take that kind of weight.

Scour the charity shops for a Fortnum and Mason one, they always seem to pour properly.

 

[BongoMongo]

I need a new teapot. Must be ceramic (or stainless…) roundish, 1.3l minimum, and pour smoothly.
I am so sick of teapots that dribble. No le creuset, I know they’re nice but my flimsy little wrists can’t take that kind of weight.

Charity shops are your best bet,and I say this as someone who despises charity, shops,and indeed, charity shops.

I found a small local one for a locally based animal charity and went in looking. Didn't find on my first visit,but donated a tenner and chatted up the staff, asked them to contact me if they got a good one in. They did after a few weeks,and gave me a bell.

 

[AssignedEva]

I need a new teapot. Must be ceramic (or stainless…) roundish, 1.3l minimum, and pour smoothly.
I am so sick of teapots that dribble. No le creuset, I know they’re nice but my flimsy little wrists can’t take that kind of weight.

If you're not terribly fussed about aesthetics/willing to hide it under a tea cosy, look into getting a Brown Betty teapot. They're the ugly brown ones that were built like a tank but always seem to pour well. I'm pretty sure everyone's nan was issued with one at some point or another so they usually turn up at charity shops, can't speak to the quality of modern ones.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

I need a new teapot. Must be ceramic (or stainless…) roundish, 1.3l minimum, and pour smoothly.
I am so sick of teapots that dribble. No le creuset, I know they’re nice but my flimsy little wrists can’t take that kind of weight.

To add to those who already suggested second hand ones you might luck in at a car boot. This is the time of year for them and there's usually a lot on August BH if there's no regular ones near you.

 

[KeeKeeCooch]

Ann Widdecombe's murder suspect taking out his bins on Saturday - 3 days after her murder

They have tits... man tits, tranny tits, or pooner tits, my brain is fried.

0:13

 

[femboy fart huffer]

My mum said it can't be a professional hitman because he's wearing shorts. I told her it was very hot last week. Almost seems like she's bemoaning an erstwhile era where hitmen would at least have the decency to dress formally for a political murder

It's the same shit as back when they wanted to ban ninja swords and all that shit. There is no such thing as a spy look or a hitman look, the entire fucking point is to not have a look. If they had some sort of way to tell them apart then they wouldn't be good at doing their fucking job. It's the same as paedophiles. It's all fucking government propaganda. They want you to think that the spies and wetwork and child rape is done by people that you can just see. You see them the hitmen they wear suits and ties and carry briefcases that's what they do. They don't want you to realise that you are surrounded by them. No this perfectly normal looking person couldn't have possibly done xyz so there's no way this government agent should face the consequences of their actions. The police do the same thing. Most police shows on tv are made up. It's about as real and honest as getting a kid to hold my cock while I take a photo so when I sexually harass women online they don't realise I have a micropenis. It's technically reality but twisted and perverted to a level that it's just a completely bullshit self masturbatory exercise. One time one of the cop tv shows had some retard who stuck his head out the window of the car like a dog and managed to sniff weed from miles away and his nose was so sexy and brappilled that he sniffed the weed down right to the exact house where some guy had a single weed plant growing indoors in a tent. That's the level of intelligence our propagandists assume the general population is working on. This entire country is ran off of retarded propaganda. The tv license cunts pretending that their vans can detect the electrical signals generated by a tv through the walls aren't some magical exemption where the propagandists went off the rails and made up some wacky shit that's just the standard for this country. It is all comically seethrough, most people just don't bother to even think about it.

I was just watching this video. I think sometimes it's important to look at the results of what the government has allowed and endorsed. She doesn't explicitly say it but it's fairly obvious what she's talking about.

Long story short. Little girl gets prostituted and repeatedly raped when young. Ends in her having serious bladder issues and pissing all over her room without noticing. Massively hoarded house too so all that's soaked in piss. Toilet and shower doesn't work so she shits in random boxes or litter trays instead. Bed is covered in blood and unwashed too. Never leaves the house and lives off of food deliveries but is also too paranoid to actually accept them so waits for ages after they're delivered before actually collecting it. Had a welfare check called on her but didn't hear the knocking, was absolutely shit scared because one of the rapists just got out of jail and thought it was him when the police started kicking the door in. Had absolutely no items in the kitchen, no cutlery or plates and so on. Of course was also let down by the social care system too.

Sometimes it's just important to remind yourself that the government is perfectly happy in the creation of a quarter million people who did not leave the house for fucking years and piss and shit in old cardboard boxes just because they want to undercut wages. This is what the government is happy doing to your children. And yet another reason why rape should be a mandatory death penalty, as well as the mother that sold her into that life.

 

[Eekum Bokum]

Why has America stayed neutral on the Falkland Islands? Are we not suppose to super-duper close allies, special relationship? Never made sense to me.

I mean are you surprised? When the war was about to kick off Reagan wanted us to just ignore Argentina's invasion because of Cold war shit. Thatcher thankfully told Reagan to fuck off.

 

[MrMM]

Ann Widdecombe's murder suspect taking out his bins on Saturday - 3 days after her murder

They have tits... man tits, tranny tits, or pooner tits, my brain is fried.

Those are Tony Soprano tits it seems to me. I'm not getting troon or poon vibes.

Also they rearrested the suspect from before? 200 miles away?

The suspect, who has not been named because he hasn’t been charged, was arrested Saturday in South Yorkshire county in northern England, more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from the village of Haytor on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, where Widdecombe was found dead Thursday.

https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/world-news/uk-police-rearrest-suspect-in-ann-widdecombe-killing-on-terrorism-suspicion/

 

[Overly Serious]

It's the same shit as back when they wanted to ban ninja swords and all that shit. There is no such thing as a spy look or a hitman look, the entire fucking point is to not have a look. If they had some sort of way to tell them apart then they wouldn't be good at doing their fucking job. It's the same as paedophiles. It's all fucking government propaganda. They want you to think that the spies and wetwork and child rape is done by people that you can just see. You see them the hitmen they wear suits and ties and carry briefcases that's what they do. They don't want you to realise that you are surrounded by them. No this perfectly normal looking person couldn't have possibly done xyz so there's no way this government agent should face the consequences of their actions. The police do the same thing. Most police shows on tv are made up. It's about as real and honest as getting a kid to hold my cock while I take a photo so when I sexually harass women online they don't realise I have a micropenis. It's technically reality but twisted and perverted to a level that it's just a completely bullshit self masturbatory exercise. One time one of the cop tv shows had some retard who stuck his head out the window of the car like a dog and managed to sniff weed from miles away and his nose was so sexy and brappilled that he sniffed the weed down right to the exact house where some guy had a single weed plant growing indoors in a tent. That's the level of intelligence our propagandists assume the general population is working on. This entire country is ran off of retarded propaganda. The tv license cunts pretending that their vans can detect the electrical signals generated by a tv through the walls aren't some magical exemption where the propagandists went off the rails and made up some wacky shit that's just the standard for this country. It is all comically seethrough, most people just don't bother to even think about it.

Another one is how serial killers and psychopaths are almost always portrayed as highly intelligent, very convincing people. When the reality is most of them are sub-normal IQ and that's why they haven't fully developed empathy for others. I had a 'mate' (very qualified terms here) who was a nutter, I wont say what he ended up getting put away for because it's too PL'y, but whilst I could get on with him and he wasn't exactly serial killer material, he clearly had some kind of mental deficiency albeit not extreme. I'd probably peg him around 90IQ. He was the mate I would least want to get into a fight with because even though he was smaller than me and I could likely take him if it came to it, he was also the one that I knew might actually kill someone in the right circumstances. Fuck it, he was almost the mate I'd least want on my side as well because instead of chasing someone off I'd probably end up having to stop him maiming someone. I was always watching my step around him. But you watch 9/10 movies and the killer type is smart and charming and sets people at ease.

Half the fiction in the movies and TV is trying to create life-lessons based on a false reality. And for a lot of people it works until they learn otherwise.

 

[femboy fart huffer]

When the reality is most of them are sub-normal IQ

Everyone thinks a psychopath is a hyper intelligent person running the world from the shadows and then in reality most of them are just wifebeaters or fucking andrew ditch.

 

[Verdun_Salient]

I mean are you surprised? When the war was about to kick off Reagan wanted us to just ignore Argentina's invasion because of Cold war shit. Thatcher thankfully told Reagan to fuck off.

The US did assist the UK during the war.
The US provided fueling at Ascension Island for the fleet, fuel for the planes, intelligence and critically AIM9L Sidewinders for the UKs Harriers, which were specifically rushed into service to give to the Brits, and a massive reason they were able to dominate in the air war.
I do believe the war vindicated some of the changes the Brits made to their military before it.

 

[The Green Man]

Ann Widdecombe's murder suspect taking out his bins on Saturday - 3 days after her murder

They have tits... man tits, tranny tits, or pooner tits, my brain is fried.
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He may have murdered someone, but gotta get the bins out. Its Bin day tomorrow!

 

[femboy fart huffer]

He may have murdered someone, but gotta get the bins out. Its Bin day tomorrow!

At least we know he's not a brummie now.

 

[Oxyjen]

Also they rearrested the suspect from before? 200 miles away?

No it’s the same guy in Yorkshire (the second guy) that they arrested for murder, re-arrested for terrorism. I guess they found his Bluesky account.



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