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We've been thinking about it for quite some time now.

A few of you have suggested it, whilst we've been thinking about it.

So....

Over the next couple of months we're going to be starting a podcast.

As with many other podcasts we will film it (then use the audio) so there will be a YouTube video, and a released podcast.

Watch (or listen) to this space.

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From my old ‪@pjbuk‬ channel, and the first ever 'vlog' I did about veganism, at the very beginning of our journey.

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It Takes a Village...

Incredibly honest power in such a few words. “It takes a village to raise a child” is often attributed as an African proverb, yet if you look it up there is no singular source. There are in fact many African proverbs which use different words to say the same thing. I wish it was a statement that we, and by we I mean all of us, paid more attention to. Of course, the adults of the world have a nice little out clause to counteract this powerful and all important statement. “Do as I say, not as I do”. How adept we are at shirking our collective responsibility.

I hear people of a certain age constantly griping about how very different the youth of today are. Less manners, less respect, more demands, too much freedom. The frightening part is that there are strong elements of truth in all of these statements, but, and here’s the rub. How do you think it got this way?

It was us. We did it. Our collective self-pity and inability to move on created this, and media held our hand all the way.

I’ve personally known people who thought, believed, that a clip around the ear when they were misbehaving as children constituted child abuse. I’ve seen these same people over compensate. Spoil their own children; give them a sense of entitlement before they’ve even developed a personality. Yet we wonder what’s going wrong.

There are way too many adults treating way too many young people like Faberge eggs. Shielding their eyes from the everyday norms of the world. Wrapping them in cotton wool to ‘protect them’ from a world they desperately need to learn about, a world they need to SEE in order to learn about.

As the creator, co-founder and director of Pink Triangle Theatre, who has also worked many hours in the field of youth work and teaching, I see a very different side to the young people too many others needlessly protect. They are young PEOPLE, slowly but surely developing into adults and hungry to know, to really know about the world they live in. Strange that they are considered old and wise enough to own a mobile phone, travel to school alone, have independence in the evenings after school, even their own house key to come home when they choose.

Try to make them responsible for their own actions, try to teach them about their world and suddenly “they’re not ready”.

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children” – Ancient Indian Proverb.

That’s another phrase that constantly rings in my ears. When I was younger, I longed for someone older to have already laid down a safe but knowledgeable path for me. There were times I needed to know that such a path was accessible, so badly, and yet I struggled to find it. So what gives me the right, now that I’m an adult myself, to shirk that responsibility?

Nothing! Not one damn thing.

Every young person I have ever worked with has known I am gay. Without exception. It is and will always be one of the very first things I reveal about myself. I believe that it is my duty and responsibility as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community to never hide that, never wait to be asked.

If it is fine for ‘Mr Whatevername’ to talk about his wife and children, and it always has been fine for him to do that, then it is fine for me to talk about my husband, our decades long relationship and love and commitment to each other, all the wonderful things we have done together and to benefit our local town and community for decades.

It takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a village to maintain an adult.

Be out. Be proud. Be open and honest with people of all ages. It is your responsibility to do so, but only if you feel you can.

Paul J. Burgess
Founder, Actor, Writer and Actor at Pink Triangle Theatre (2010 - 2019)
Teacher, Youth Worker. Human.
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As I go through my writings I may end up sharing a piece here and there, in original text, as I have been doing spoken in #TheDailyThing episodes I upload to Instagram, Facebook, Youtube and TikTok every day.

I don't know that this was ever published anywhere, not even sure I would have sent it anywhere, but I wrote it and felt every word when I did. I've added a line or two, and now share it.

Much love,

Paul. x

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Hi all, we thought we'd better let you know now that we won't be live on Sunday as would normally be scheduled. It is Stockport Pride and ‪@TheVeganQueens‬ are hosting again as they have for the last few years. As you know, where they go, we go (kinda have to ;)).

We'll do our Sunday LIVE in the Kitchen on Sunday 2nd August, but of course there'll be #TheDailyThing every day before then, our meals vlog every Tuesday and whatever else we manage to do.

Much love.

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A truly stunningly kind gift from our wishlist from @littleknitcrocheting as she is here on YouTube. We are thrilled and so grateful. Thank you. xxx

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Sent to www.tkcfood.com/

To whom it may concern,

We have been purchasing, consuming and thoroughly enjoying your products for many years. We have featured them on our YouTube channel on many shopping videos at Wing Yip in Manchester and on many of our regular meals vlogs and livestreams. Although the products we bought were not clearly marked as vegan (only vegetarian) they were vegan by ingredient and therefore enjoyed by thousands (at least) of vegans across the UK.

On Friday 10th July 2026 we went to restock our items at Wing Yip and made another video whilst we were there, confidently picking up the satay sticks and breaded drumsticks we have always bought. Thank goodness we have very vigilant viewers who noticed what we hadn't, that you have now added 'egg white powder' to these and probably other items.

This begs the question, why?

They were absolutely fine just the way they were and were suitable for vegetarians and vegans, proving a popular item amongst vegans.

Now that word is getting out about your allergen addition without printing 'NEW RECIPE' on the pack, many vegans are very disappointed and this is gaining momentum around the internet.
eg: www.reddit.com/r/veganuk/comments/1s4mvvm/one_of_m…

Once again, as a loyal customer for so many years we have to ask why?

Is it a cost saving move?

Why haven't you added 'NEW RECIPE' to your packaging so that those who have been loyal customers for so many years and therefore feel that they don't need to check the ingredients might do just that, CHECK? As the reddit thread linked shows, some have been caught out.

Will you consider a change back to the original recipe without the 'egg white powder' so that your vegan customer base can happily return, or should we all just say goodbye to your company for good?

Enquiring minds would love to know.

Sincerely

Paul & Jason
Those Vegan Guys
youtube.com/@thoseveganguys

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Hello loves,

We said we were going to do a LIVE this Saturday to make up for missing last week whilst at ROOTED. Alas, what with work commitments, lingering exhaustion from 'life' and Jason currently having shingles for the second time in his life, we think it best to take one more week off and return next Saturday 11th July for our mukbang and then we'll be back on the ball from there.

I'll still be doing my 'daily things' and of course our meals vlog will be up on Tuesday.

Thanks for always understanding.

We love ya. x

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Hiya loves. Alas we are unable to do a live this evening due to being in a field performing with The Vegan Queens. We'll be going live next Saturday to get back on track and of course we'll be uploading our meals vlog on Tuesday. Much love. X

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