Well maybe that's true but there is a world-wide-push by Islamic zealots to force their living standards and beliefs on everyone.
A Muslim cleric, in one of those typical video rants, claimed Australia would be under Muslim law by 2030. Albeit it could be all propaganda but, considering the freedoms both in law and speech which btw, in most cases, flies directly against and in the face of our Australian anti racist laws, it seems this group can do and say anything and get away with it. Even to the point of burning our national flag!
While I'm not personally a huge fan of bacon, I'll be damned if I'm going to sit on may ass and let anyone dictate what I can eat, do or say in my own country! And I'd suggest to others if you don't like this outlook either, that you too fight the fight before its too late
I am glad you asked LaHutti, we on the other side of the pond love our bacon (rashers) and get upset at the thought of anybody taking it away from us. It's just a few Subway's today but who knows where it will all end?
(only joking of course).
On a side note there has been quite a lot of immigration and migration in recent years changing the demographics of parts of the U.K. and Ireland and while the change is not a bad thing it does take a little bit of getting used to. So I think this a little bit more about why Subway made the change and not the change itself. In the UK they got the UKIP and BNP parties which have been garnering quite a lot of support over the last few years and I think have succeeded in tainting some peoples opinions regarding minority groups. (VWM) explained far more eloquently than I)
I myself just love bacon
What is causing the resentment and unrest is that this move by Subway is yet another nibble amongst many. We first had tales of local councils "banning displays of Christmas" because being a Christian celebration, it offended other faiths. However, there was no equivalent move to ban the celebrations of other faiths, if anything, these celebrations were supported and encouraged by the same councils that "banned Christmas". Then came Easter, reports were emerging that some schools had "banned" the serving of Hot Cross buns because this too might offend other faiths. There was also the case of a Christian woman banned from wearing a small cross around her neck, yet a Sikh could wear his turban at work, and a Muslim woman would be allowed to wear the headscarf.
Coupled with this, we have the zealous Muslim clerics proclaiming that this country or that country will "be a Muslim country" or "adopt Sharia law" by some time in the not too distant future.
The small changes like we have seen at Subway are being taken as evidence of further progress along this path. We also have had a recent scandal where it has emerged that a number of schools had been taken over by stealth with non Muslim governors and heads being eased out over time, and the governing bodies stacked with those intent on imposing Sharia educational standards in said school, notably the forced separation of the sexes. It has also been noted that the bodies that are supposed to oversee schools at a national level were blind to what was going on for years.
There are now protests against Subway, but this is really a protest against years of having to bend over backwards for the growing minorities, whereas these minorities are growing ever less accepting of British ways and seeking to impose their own values on the whole of UK society.
If the current parties don't get a grip on the situation (current policy seems to be to avoid confronting the issues by pretending there is nothing happening, which is obviously a lie if you happen to live in those areas most affected), the likes of UKIP and the BNP will make addressing the issues top of their policy agenda in order to gain votes. Unfortunately, these parties won't just level the playing field, they want to reverse society back to how it was when the UK had it's empire, and only "white people" had the right to express their culture in a "white country". Part of the BNP policy is the "repatriation of immigrants", but it is not based on where they were born, but the colour of their skin. BNP claim this will be "voluntary", but more likely they will bring in policies that will force minorities out without actually arresting and deporting any. UKIP also appear to be showing BNP tendencies, even though their main policy has been to take the UK out of the EU, and thus "control" immigration.
Subway are not doing themselves any favours as they have now adopted a policy of "no comment", even when asked straight forward questions such as "have any <existing> stores actually removed pork from the menu", or "has there been a recent policy change <that changes things since 2007 when they launched a policy of adding local variants to the menu based on local demand>". In the absence of any comment from HQ, a Bristol paper managed to speak to staff at a branch there, and they were told that this IS indeed a recent change of policy, and that the store they work for has recently taken a step further by removing all the non Halal meats from the menu. Presumably they were selling both Halal and non Halal prior to this, although this is not clear from the article.
Subway have also quietly removed information from their website so that it is no longer possible to use the store finder to specifically look for Halal or non Halal stores. Instead of saying this, they have told a customer who asked about how he could find out "this information is not available", but that if he walked into the store, it would be clear from notices what the position was.
The question of clear notices in stores was also put to Subway by another publication, but instead of getting the same answer, they had to report that "Subway have declined to comment".
It appears that it's not just the Daily Mail that is giving out false information, it's also Subway HQ. If they have had this policy since 2007, and as they claim, nothing has changed since then, why all the sudden fuss, and why the unwillingness of Subway to answer the simplest of questions on the subject, not to mention the censoring of their website to remove any information that would indicate which stores are now Halal, and thus which stores are still selling Pork.
If no one is willing to tell the truth, then it leaves the door open for the parties such as BNP and UKIP to rally support by claiming that they are the only ones telling the truth.
There have also been questions as to why of all the countries in the world served by Subway, it's ONLY the UK that has been affected by this policy shift of going as far as to REMOVE a country's traditional items from the local menu in order to serve the tastes of minority groups.
If this is REALLY nothing more than tailoring stores to suit local tastes, then this could happen in any country served by Subway, the UK just being the first to see this recent change of removing traditional items to make way for items preferred by a localised minority group.
The UK may actually be the last country they try this too, given the boycotts and protests this has generated, and there is also a protest growing over Halal itself still being permitted under an exemption under animal welfare laws. This movement is not just aimed at getting Subway to put BLT back on the menu, it is aimed at imposing a national ban on Halal slaughter by removing the exemption that allows it. Ironic in a way, because Subway have stated that their Halal suppliers must stun the animals first, and it's the Halal slaughter of fully conscious animals that the exemption allows. Of course, it has also been stated that Subway cannot control what their franchises decide to do, so if they can't force them to put pork back on the menu, surely they can't FORCE them to only source their Halal meats from suppliers who stun the animals first, given that the law allows the supply of Halal meats derived from the slaughter of fully conscious animals.
I don't see this story just "blowing over", it will probably simmer for a while, and the difficulty in getting anyone from Subway to clearly state the facts in response to media requests will bring further stories that contain varying degrees of truth.
In many countries (like USA) for example ethnic groups have thriving communities. They open shops and restaurants that cater to their clients. This is fine and actually a good thing but forcing mainstream premises to alter the menu just to please a small minority is wrong. Immigrants should at least try to integrate into the society of their adopted country instead of making the country adopt to them (hope I am making sense here).
