“We need something that deals with that and I’m afraid, welcome as a 2p cut in national insurance would be, it is really just sort of fiddling while Rome burns, I’m afraid.” Lord Frost’s ...

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

He justifiably asks: "If Nero became infamous for fiddling while Rome burned, what will be the future reputation of the modern college professor?" Williams can be easily criticized: his writing is ...

Say what? Several old sayings come to mind. Look, Mom, the emperor has no clothes. Or the image of Nero fiddling while Rome burned.

It’s said that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. This probably isn’t literal, but it sure paints a good picture of his distaste for the city. Nero was popular with the commoners, but everyone ...