"my phone hasn't been this hot since I was last on Tinder"

Didn’t he say that he would ask Polari not to shortlist him under these circumstances? Which he would definitely argue is not the same as withdrawing. I found his offer vaguely threatening and loaded with self righteousness. He doesn’t understand the concept of doing the decent thing.

Patrick, I’m going to be cheeky and ask for your help - worked when I DM’d Kate Nash on Insta! I think my publisher may have already reached out to you for blurb for Her Name Is Alice. It needs publicity. We need pro trans books to be read now more than ever. Please DM me if you’d take a copy.

He also said this would be his last word on the subject and we all knew that was too good to be true