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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.

 

[AssignedEva]

holy shit he's enviro-lolcow?

He's interesting. His Dad was a window-fitter, twin brother is a Chief Petty Officer. Parents divorced. Paul went to a failing comp in either Chertsey or Addlestone in Surrey, which got shut down for poor grades the year after he left, but he became the first person in his family to go to university and got into Cambridge at that. Graduated, moved to London, and then as per an interview with him from 2018 he seemed to have some sort of breakdown around 2012

I’ve definitely felt an urge – I’m not sure where it came from – to live differently. The first time I diverged, I was living in a rented flat in Greenwich with my then partner, and I was training to be barrister. We had this lovely lifestyle. The path was all set. In the midst of that I just felt the most depressed I’ve ever felt, commuting in on the train every day and living in this soul-less flat. So I started squatting. That took me on a whole different path. I ended up living on a boat. It’s been a consistent pattern of choosing adventure and fun and interest over ease and comfort. None of the ways that I’ve lived have been easy, but they’ve usually been very beautiful.

He bought a boat with his pupilage while at Ely Place Chambers, and eventually started squatting on the River Roding, before managing to lease where he's based from the Crown Estate. He's built a yurt and a sauna on the unregistered land around the banks (surprisingly, there's still unregistered land in London) and is about 5 years off becoming its legal owner to build "the edgelands".

He's also very loud about the police being useless - he and his partner have been burgled multiple times; at one point he physically restrained two intruders, another time he discovered an intruder had left behind his bail sheet - but none of the people he's apprehended have ever been prosecuted.

He strikes me as someone very intelligent who burned out and went a bit nuts. He's genuinely passionate about his love for nature and for English natural heritage and English history, and generally seems like an alright person (if completely woo-woo). He just went a bit too far in his "me against government agencies" war by dredging Alder's Brook.

 

[Symbol of the Chud]

I won't lie, if I were your friend IRL I'd probably just send you an endless supply of midget porn... maybe that's why I have no friends.

For some reason I'm reminded of the comic book where Doctor Octopus steals Spiderman's Body for a few months and among other things, uses it to fuck a midget.
Nightmarish.

 

[AbendCode12]

It seems like a big win to me. Restore got more votes than the conservatives, green and liberal democrats combined. And even more of a radical change when considering the election results from 2024. It looks there are only three major parties competing in elections: Labour, Reform, Restore.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/makerfield-election-2026-results-full-34142215

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/makerfield-general-election-results-2024-34127638

 

[SchizoDaemon]

He strikes me as someone very intelligent who burned out and went a bit nuts. He's genuinely passionate about his love for nature and for English natural heritage and English history, and generally seems like an alright person (if completely woo-woo). He just went a bit too far in his "me against government agencies" war by dredging Alder's Brook.

Him cleaning up the river puts him as a decent dude. Don't a bit of schizo if they mean well.

It seems like a big win to me. Restore got more votes than the conservatives, green and liberal democrats combined. And even more of a radical change when considering the election results from 2024. It looks there are only three major parties competing in elections: Labour, Reform, Restore.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/makerfield-election-2026-results-full-34142215

Peter Hitchens said that both the Conservatives and Labour prop each other up. If what he says is true, then hopefully the conservatives dying will bring some much-needed political change.

That makes sense, as often most people will hold their nose and vote "for the lesser of two evils". Once that justification is moot, I believe things will radically start to change.

This result makes me cautiously optimistic. I expect some fuckery to be afoot.

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

I'm all for schizo river gods if the result is they actually get some fucking work done.

Wheres my schizo litter pickers and schizo dogshit picker-uppers?

 

[KeeKeeCooch]

Predicting the Mayor of Manchester election is going to the greens, = faggots/muzzies

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

In light of the recent election shenanigans I propose we ban any parody parties to keep the electoral process from becoming a joke.

We have no place for 'jokes' like the Liberal Democrats.

 

[F40PH]

tell ur pals to hurry up and get a branch sorted in birmingham cheers

I don't know any specifics, but I do know that there are plans to hopefully get a Birmingham branch off the ground sometime soon.

If you want to see it happen quicker and be kept in the loop, join the party if you haven't already and send an email or letter via the contact methods on the Restore website to express your interest and it could give things a good kick up the arse and get things moving if enough people from your area do it.

As @Chunky Salsa said, if you want to see it happen and think you're capable when it comes to organising and getting involved, even if it's just leaflet dropping or door knocking, make it known that you'll put in the leg work to spread the word locally. When the supports visible and active, it makes an area way more attractive for expansion.

 

[Chunky Salsa]

As @Chunky Salsa said, if you want to see it happen and think you're capable when it comes to organising and getting involved, even if it's just leaflet dropping or door knocking, make it known that you'll put in the leg work to spread the word locally. When the supports visible and active, it makes an area way more attractive for expansion.

I work in a role that means I can't engage in politics. But I'm tempted, I need to move jobs anyway...I am certainly tempted.

 

[Unyielding Stupidity]

It seems like a big win to me. Restore got more votes than the conservatives, green and liberal democrats combined. And even more of a radical change when considering the election results from 2024. It looks there are only three major parties competing in elections: Labour, Reform, Restore.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/makerfield-election-2026-results-full-34142215

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/makerfield-general-election-results-2024-34127638

If I was the Libdem candidate in this election, I'd be considering the rope. Imagine getting so few votes despite representing a major party that you're barely above candidates that ran as a joke.

 

[SirCliveSinclairdabbing]

Regarding that train. There has been a push by engineers to have upcoming traffic light signals displayed inside the cab as well as traditional trackside signaling. Reason being speed and glare are chances to miss them.

 

[SchizoDaemon]

As @Chunky Salsa said, if you want to see it happen and think you're capable when it comes to organising and getting involved, even if it's just leaflet dropping or door knocking, make it known that you'll put in the leg work to spread the word locally. When the supports visible and active, it makes an area way more attractive for expansion.

Anything remotely right-wing (and not the Conservatives) and their email/membership lists get leaked, usually by some lefty/state/NGO-backed/Islamic terrorist affiliated cybercriminal.
Most parties that basically aren't the two major ones will have shit-tier IT done by some guy that they know down the pub that is "good with computers". So they will be hacked and you will be exposed.
You have to be okay with that happening. I half suspect every 5th member of Restore probably has a handler.

Also, I don't care what party knocks on my door; they get told to fuck off.

 

[Kane Lives]

I'm all for schizo river gods if the result is they actually get some fucking work done.

Wheres my schizo litter pickers and schizo dogshit picker-uppers?

Remember when schizo used to mean these harmless enviro-schizos who believe in mother gaia and shit? I remember.

 

[Manimal House]

He's built a yurt and a sauna on the unregistered land around the banks (surprisingly, there's still unregistered land in London) and is about 5 years off becoming its legal owner to build "the edgelands".

He's committing to the Shrek lifestyle so much, I hope he succeeds in creating his swamp utopia.

 

[James X Maxwell]

In light of the recent election shenanigans I propose we ban any parody parties to keep the electoral process from becoming a joke.

We have no place for 'jokes' like the Liberal Democrats.

Count Binface needs to be in the house of Lords

 

[foreman 89]

At the start of this youtube video, is it known what the source of the first clip is and who is talking in it? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkayBODnlf0

 

[Anomalous Coward]

Here's a question, lads.
In your area, have you noticed any sort of uptick in England flags around that weren't already up for the World Cup? (As in, flags put up for Raise the Colours that never went down)
Because outside of the local pub, my area hasn't got any additional flags. I'm hoping this is the start to the end of the captive fascination our country has to niggerteam playing the semen slurping sport that is modern football.

Its Exeter vs Northampton in the rugby today, I'm going to a barbeque. The chiefs had a rebrand a few years ago because their logo was, quite honestly, a mental choice. I like the new direction.

 

[KeeKeeCooch]

Here's a question, lads.
In your area, have you noticed any sort of uptick in England flags around that weren't already up for the World Cup? (As in, flags put up for Raise the Colours that never went down)
Because outside of the local pub, my area hasn't got any additional flags. I'm hoping this is the start to the end of the captive fascination our country has to niggerteam playing the semen slurping sport that is modern football.

I live in an area where if you hanged out an England flag you'd get reported to the council or get a knock on the door being called racist. I mentioned the Rupert Lowe rape report to a neighbour and they literally said "Well, why are we attacking muslims, look at the catholic church, you're just being Islamophobic". I genuinely want to throw a Molotov into their house but alas.

 

[Symbol of the Chud]

I live in an area where if you hanged out an England flag you'd get reported to the council or get a knock on the door being called racist. I mentioned the Rupert Lowe rape report to a neighbour and they literally said "Well, why are we attacking muslims, look at the catholic church, you're just being Islamophobic". I genuinely want to throw a Molotov into their house but alas.

That catholic church thing is the media's greatest fucking psyop of our time compared to how much worse literally every other religion is for rape.
I hope your neighbors get savaged.

 

[Anomalous Coward]

Well, why are we attacking muslims, look at the catholic church, you're just being Islamophobic"

If there's any room left on the boat afterwards, we can send them back to Italy