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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.

 

[Jose Beaner Luna]

If anyone ever wondered why right-wing never manages to actually get into government anywhere in a major Euro country, it is because they are fucking retarded and usually get caught enriching themselves.

I also hate his fucking mug, I hope he fucks off for good.

They do, is just that the right wants to import 5 million brown rapists instead of the usual 6 million brown rapists from the left.

 

[HTTP Error 404]

Can someone please explain to me in "I am very sleepy deprived lately" friendly terms, why no parties aside from Reform are running in Clacton, please?

So Farage called for an election because when the investigation is concluded the government will force an election. He's trying to set up a "I won already we don't need to do that" defense. Because right now he can claim he's being investigated and frame it as a "this is the establishment going after me" defense. But the establishment isn't showing up to play. It sounds like it's going to be Reform vs Count Binface.

Part of his thinking is no doubt something like "you can't find me guilty of financial wrongdoing since I actually ran in July 2026 and won clean, and thus any questions about my finances have to be based on the July 2026 election." Not sure that will work, but I could see lawyers citing it and pencil pushers hesitating because of it.

Later, when / if an election is forced becuase he's found to have committed wrongdoing (he took millions in bribes from a crypo-bro) they might stand against him then, and then Farage will have to run on a "I'm being forced to re-run cause I'm guilty of financial crimes" platform.

But yeah Lowe even spelled it out in his tweet. They're not going to play along with Farage's theatrics and when he's forced to run again after being found guilty of wrongdoing, THEN they will run against him.

Remember, Farage's job isn't to actually win. It's to make sure other people on the right -- or rather, outside the establishment -- can't. He's the Yookay version of Thomas Massie.

 

[Snekposter]

It sounds like it's going to be Reform vs Count Binface.

I know nothing about Count Binface's policies but just by looking at the man I feel they can't be more of a joke than what's currently going on in the UK.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

Grooming gang victims to get a free tax payer funded beano subscription under a count binface government

 

[BongoMongo]

Grooming gang victims to get a free tax payer funded beano subscription under a count binface government

That's more than they get from the current fuckshow in charge.

 

[Oxyjen]

If anyone ever wondered why right-wing never manages to actually get into government anywhere in a major Euro country, it is because they are fucking retarded and usually get caught enriching themselves.

I also hate his fucking mug, I hope he fucks off for good.

My theory has always been that Farage is an agent of Russia and his job was to destroy and destabilise the UK. Calling for and then winning the Brexit referendum which opened the floodgates to the 3rd world has been very successful at that.

Shit on the phenotypicals and midgetess rozzers all you want. The entire country is terrified of them. You don't need to be tough and imposing when the people you mean to enact your will upon refuse to defy you.

White Brits are terrified of them, it’s engrained to follow the rules. Africans who grew up machete-ing each other in lawless hellholes really don’t give a fuck. The police have realised this.

 

[KeeKeeCooch]

Remember, Farage's job isn't to actually win. It's to make sure other people on the right -- or rather, outside the establishment -- can't. He's the Yookay version of Thomas Massie.

I would tend to agree with this, given his history of starting a movement/party then abandoning it multiple times or leading the Brexit campaign then fucking off to France/America. But if he/the party were not serious about winning then I don't think the entire establishment would be trying to bring him down all at once, every single newspaper and media outlet, even traditionally right-wing such as the Times were in on it, it was a collective and strategized take-down by the establishment.

I don't like him nor the rest of the teal Tories, but let's call it what it is.

 

[Gobermental Supervisor]

My theory has always been that Farage is an agent of Russia and his job was to destroy and destabilise the UK. Calling for and then winning the Brexit referendum which opened the floodgates to the 3rd world has been very successful at that.

I agree, and I'd say it worked.
The UK is a complete disaster.

First they financed the gender debate and push from the left, then they financed the right-wing response, and you got a completely divided country with a massive Rapenigger problem that was hidden for 40 years.

At this point massive violence against browns is only a matter of time.

 

[the printer is outo fink]

Calling for and then winning the Brexit referendum which opened the floodgates to the 3rd world has been very successful at that.

Brexit didn't open the floodgates to the third world, it just didn't prevent it. Western EU countries are all being flooded and Eastern ones are being pushed into it too. The Irish government couldn't suck EU cock harder, but Ireland is being flooded faster than the UK.

This was what the elites were doing, one way of the other. Brexit was an attempt by the public to stop it, but that was never going to be allowed to work.

 

[Gregis]

so...obviously this is stupid, but if he can resign, triggering an election, and run in that election, assuming he gets re-elected could he just do that again before the investigation concludes?

 

[Smyrna]

so...obviously this is stupid, but if he can resign, triggering an election, and run in that election, assuming he gets re-elected could he just do that again before the investigation concludes?

In theory, yes, he could keep resigning his seat and pausing the investigation until the next GE.

In practice, the Chancellor would almost certainly refuse to appoint Farage to an office of profit under the Crown (the mechanism by which an MP resigns their seat) after this one and the investigation would be allowed to conclude. Indeed, there are some anti-Farage MPs who are pointing out that the Chancellor refused to trigger the resignation of an MP in 1842 because they believed the MP in question was trying to dodge an investigation into corruption.

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A thought I have had - during the Makerfield by-election, the BBC did not give any airtime to the Restore candidate on the basis that the party had no record of past electoral performance that would justify it.

This morning, they gave a one-on-one interview on their flagship breakfast show to a failed comedian wearing a bin despite him also having no record of past electoral performance that would justify it.

So which one is actually anti-Establishment?

 

[KeeKeeCooch]

Based?

 

[Anti Lolicon Bomb]

Based?

Twitter party. He gets votes on twitter and none irl.

EDIT: The terminally online (here etc) will always think the terminally online party are so heckin based. It is pointless to even converse with them.
The guy had a golden chance to face down Farage 1v1 and he pussied out after months of A-logging him. He can sit down.

 

[TJT]

I don't really understand why his opponents aren't taking the opportunity to seize his seat and actually push him out of Parliament.

As a tactic, it is quite intelligent to "resign" then enter the immediate special election so you can have the people punish you or not. By not electing you. As far as I understand it his fuckery taking money isn't actually a crime. Much like it isn't int he US. But it is still fake and gay and it should be a crime. So it is instead used as bullshit smear campaigns by people who would absolutely also have taken the money. I hate how performative it all is.

I am not sure what is gained by the other parties by letting Farage run uncontested other than dismantling the narrative. I imagine he'll find some token to run against him so he can claim moral superiority?

 

[teriyakiburns]

The guy had a golden chance to face down Farage 1v1 and he pussied out after months of A-logging him. He can sit down.

Running against Farage would legitimise his martyrdom narrative. The fact he's running unopposed prevents him claiming he defeated his opponents and makes his egotism obvious.

 

[Anti Lolicon Bomb]

Running against Farage would legitimise his martyrdom narrative.

That only applies to the major parties, nobody not on meth would say Lowe represents the institution fucking over Farage lol
The fact is this was a gift to him, The other parties were smart not to jump in because exactly that reason but it opened up a chance to force Farage to actually campaign against Restore, something he has refused to do openly up until now.

 

[A-Logato]

That only applies to the major parties, nobody not on meth would say Lowe represents the institution fucking over Farage lol
The fact is this was a gift to him, The other parties were smart not to jump in because exactly that reason but it opened up a chance to force Farage to actually campaign against Restore, something he has refused to do openly up until now.

Clacton-on-sea is deep, deep Reform territory so what would Restore gain from going up against and obviously getting demolished by Reform? If anything it would go to prove Restore isn't a viable option which was sort of shown in the Makerfield by-election where Restore got 6.8% to Reforms 34.5%. To top if off it would just look spiteful on Restores part and give more credence to the idea it's less of a political party and more Rupert raging at Nigel.

I stand with Count Binface.

 

[Anti Lolicon Bomb]

To top if off it would just look spiteful on Restores part and give more credence to the idea it's less of a political party and more Rupert raging at Nigel.

It is LMAO.

 

[DreinMeinVein]

I agree, and I'd say it worked.
The UK is a complete disaster.

First they financed the gender debate and push from the left, then they financed the right-wing response, and you got a completely divided country with a massive Rapenigger problem that was hidden for 40 years.

At this point massive violence against browns is only a matter of time.

I don't know to what extent it's to do with foreign interference, but yes.
It helps enemies of the West when we're in a constant battle. The fact that UK/USA/Europe went bizarrely pro-troon and now must walk it back to reality – that's just one example of how we've flitted backwards and forwards. Our enemies love this.

Brexit didn't open the floodgates to the third world, it just didn't prevent it. Western EU countries are all being flooded and Eastern ones are being pushed into it too. The Irish government couldn't suck EU cock harder, but Ireland is being flooded faster than the UK.

This was what the elites were doing, one way of the other. Brexit was an attempt by the public to stop it, but that was never going to be allowed to work.

Also the internet.
Now, I'm a man who supports a free and open internet. Still, we have to understand that more and more third-worlders are getting themselves online.

Imagine being a man living in a dirt hut in the middle of nowhere in Sudan. Yes, you want to escape your shit life... but how!? Who do you ask?
You get a smartphone. You go online. Instagram gives you a rosy picture of life in the UK, plus instructions on who to contact and a (sanitised) plan on how you'll pay the gang who'll transport you.

I like the internet. One downside is that our kids have the apparatus to coom over stuff we'd have never seen at their age. Another is that third-world cunta can find routes to get onto our shores.

No, the Online Safety Act wouldn't help with either of these problems.
Make pornography shameful again.
Send illegals straight to Rwanda – a country that actually needs immigration.

They come here because they know how. We need to stop those loopholes.

 

[Dr J]

Another is that third-world cunta can find routes to get onto our shores.

They've been immigrating to first world countries for about 60 years now. The problem isn't the internet. The problem is the welfare state. Third worlders see the western nations as just a big piggybank to be looted. If there was no money here for them, they would promptly fuck off. As they will do, when the economy fully goes to shit.