George Galloway. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
As someone who's occasionally confused with a publicity-loving psychologist, I know how it feels to discover that your name has suddenly become someone else's web domain. It happened to the Conservative frontbencher Tim Yeo, who was the victim of a spoof (and often very amusing) weblog. And although he doesn't appear to have realised it yet, George Galloway - the independent MP who was ejected from the Labour party after urging British soldiers not to fight in Iraq, and is currently suing the Telegraph for publishing papers that suggest he took bribes from Saddam Hussein - has suffered the same indignity. Mr Galloway doesn't have an official website, though the Respect coalition, which he helped to found, does.
But GeorgeGalloway.com is not the work of a less famous George Galloway. It's run by Charles Sweeney, and the intention isn't satirical. Sweeney is a fan of the dissenting MP - "I don't know if he's seen the site" - and told Guardian Unlimited today that he might even consider running it on Mr Galloway's terms, were he to protest about it. Visitors to the site can email Mr Galloway via the Commons website and read a potted, and sympathetic, biography of the MP. Sweeney can also confirm that the Google ads on the site ("Send a thank you note to the British for helping the USA in Iraq", "Tony Blair - information on your favourite celeb") are automatically generated by Google and are perfectly genuine. Indeed, he derives some satisfaction from the knowledge that anyone who does click through to ThankYouTony.com is helping to keep the site afloat. George, you're a busy man and I think someone may have done you a favour.
