Andy McSmith's Diary: George Galloway seeks Facebook friends for mayoral bid

George Galloway has used Facebook to solicit donations for his campaign to become Mayor of London, asking well-wishers to send any amount from £1 to £499. Some people are asking why he needs to ask ordinary punters for money, when he is comfortably off. In the Register of Members’ Interests earlier this year, he declared outside earnings of £293,450 during 2014, on top of his MP’s salary of £67,060. But if Zac Goldsmith is the Conservative candidate for London Mayor he, too, will presumably receive campaign donations, though he is many times richer than Galloway.