
When Piers Morgan spat out his Greggs vegan sausage roll live on Good Morning Britain four years ago, we all thought he was being dramatic; deliberately creating a viral moment that would be — and was — shared thousands of times on the internet. Mainstream veganism was booming. Eating a plant-based diet was the future of food; it was saving the planet. “Vegan bashers” such as Morgan were out of touch.
