Alex Watson is Head of Comment for The Press and Journal and Evening Express, overseeing thought-provoking, challenging and enlightening opinion pieces from a variety of regular columnists and guest writers. Alex also writes regular columns for The P&J.
Alex Watson: Save free school music tuition or Scotland will be a poorer place
September 23, 2022
Alex Watson: Win Butler betrayed our trust – don’t let him off easy
September 4, 2022
Alex Watson: Dream big – but don’t let self-confidence eclipse self-awareness
August 21, 2022
Alex Watson: If everyone did their time behind a till the world would be a better place
July 19, 2022
Alex Watson: The middle finger is a protest for the powerless, not MPs
July 16, 2022
Alex Watson: ‘Wear Sunscreen’ column is as timeless and important as its main message
June 1, 2022
Alex Watson: Banning abortion is just yet another way to control women
May 6, 2022
‘It’s weird that some people don’t remember life before Alan Partridge’: Steve Coogan on new tour Stratagem, Scotland and playing Savile
April 28, 2022
Alex Watson: Don’t dismiss cities that fought to rebuild from nothing
April 12, 2022
Alex Watson: We’ve spent an entire year talking about violence against women – has anything really changed?
March 8, 2022
Alex Watson: Too many of us are left to navigate mental health issues alone
February 17, 2022
Alex Watson: Showing ID to vote probably won’t affect you – but we can’t let it become law
January 22, 2022
2021 in review: Looking back on a year’s worth of opinion
December 30, 2021
Scotland may be keeping the spirit of Jewish-American tonic wine MD 20/20 alive
December 30, 2021
Alex Watson: 2021 obliterated my comfort zone – and I’ll always be grateful
December 30, 2021
Alex Watson: Your children are paying attention – never underestimate them
December 17, 2021
Alex Watson: Repairing trust in authority needs effort and emotion, not just efficiency
November 15, 2021
Alex Watson: Andy Murray gives a f*** so who cares if he swears?
October 13, 2021
Alex Watson: Long live the feeling of being in motion again
October 7, 2021
Alex Watson: Finally TV for teens is about self-acceptance and not inferiority
September 24, 2021
Alex Watson: Why do we ask Google questions we know it can’t possibly answer?
August 24, 2021
Alex Watson: I’ve finally done my womanly duty and fallen in line
July 9, 2021
Alex Watson: Stop taking your friendships for granted and fight to keep the ‘spark’ alive
June 16, 2021
Alex Watson: We need to stop avoiding the missing stair
May 24, 2021