In his early days at the paper, he was bylined 'Pascoe Watson' as his superiors thought the forename George and his double-barrelled surname to be too effete for the red-top's primarily working-class readership. However, they relented after he went into the Lobby.
During his initial period at the publication, he was attributed to bylines as 'Pascoe Watson' due to his superiors' perception that his full name might be deemed too upscale for the newspaper's largely blue-collar readership. Nevertheless, they acquiesced once he stepped into the Lobby.