To be annoyed that party and charity emails come from a name and don't tell you who it's from

[Politicat]

If you are on a party mailing list are those parties sending emails to you every day from different people without naming the party sending it in the subject line? It's annoying me. I'm wondering if it's a 'thing' now. I've noticed charities do it too. I'm on the Labour and Green lists and some charities- do the other parties do it too?

Maybe I'm overthinking but I think the names are made up and I'm over analysing why they'd choose those names. Yesterday Gloria and Nat emailed me, today 'Louise McGee' - maybe they think I'd identify with a Scottish woman with a youngish name?

I'm being cynical but I find that they sometimes even hide the sender until much further down the email (charities esp - looking at you Anthony Nolan Trust)

AIBU to think that somebody thinks that I'll assume it's from someone I know and this will make me read it?

Labour are really annoying me with this, I have been marking them as spam but because they come from different people I am still getting about two a day! I have no idea how they even got my email address as I don't give it out nor have I supported labour online in the past

If you feel any marketing communication is not clear in who it is from, and I'd say using a personal name - particularly a made up one - meets that, especially if you have to read a lot to find out. Complain to the Direct Marketing Commission (The major political parties and many charities are members) their code requires it.

You can also complain about them not honouring a specific opt-in to receive the mail, which they should also be doing.