It is believed that maggot therapy can potentially save the NHS a great deal of cash by cutting the length of hospital stays, and substantially reducing the number of expensive dressings used.

BBC: Patients wanted for maggots trial

She is all in favour of creating jobs by cutting the length of the working week, as left-wing governments in France and Italy are trying to do, and letting public spending rip.

ECONOMIST: Sweden

People at the association, Turkey's leading human-rights body, say the fall was due in part to a new law cutting the length of time a suspect may be held in custody without charge from a week to four days.

ECONOMIST: Turkey