John Watt hit the headlines in 2018 when he was convicted of abusing two ex-partners. He later reinvented himself as a conspiracy theorist but his former partner and daughter describe him as a narcissist and a bully.
16:55, 01 Dec 2025Updated 16:55, 01 Dec 2025
Q. How did John Watt first come to public attention,
A. He was a strapping “butler in the buff” when he was accused by two former partners of being a violent brute. He was convicted by a jury in 2018.
Q. Did he go to jail?
A. No, Sheriff Paul Crozier told Watt his behaviour towards the women was “quite appalling” and said his crimes had “passed the custody threshold” but that he was satisfied he could deal with him by way of a court order.
He ordered that Watt be supervised for two years and carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.
Q. How did Watt return to the public gaze?
A. After the pandemic, Watt began to circulate conspiracy theories and gravitated towards the right wing, anti-immigrant cause.
Q. How influential has he been?
A. Watt has appeared with a mic at right wing gatherings and gained the attention of Tommy Robinson at his huge “Unity” march in London.
Q. Is he still campaigning to stop immigration on the basis of men being a danger to women?
A Watt has quietened down on the front – since he was outed as a convicted violent brute. He now focuses on ID cards as a threat to the nation and maintains that his biggest mistake was to accept a covid vaccine.