Whilst the new rail line is a world first too, its actually not as interesting (to me anyway) as Dubai metro selling naming rights to the stations on their new line.  In total they’ve offered the naming rights to 23 stations under 10 year contracts at around $US35 million per station.

The programme is targetted to generate $200 million a year for the metro operators with the first station naming rights being sold to Emirates.

The Politics of Time

The Politics of Time

What if many of our biggest crises are temporal? This article explores how modern assumptions about time quietly shape aged care, climate policy and g…