the fish rots from the head down , auch: the fish rots from the head

He said: “I believe in the old Italian phrase that the fish rots from the head down.”

The fish rots from the head down.”

He said in the Commons on Monday that British universities' links with Libya "were facilitated by the last government and... the fish rots from the head down".

Despite the staff shake-up, however, Corn said it’s not the staff’s fault Clinton’s poll numbers have plummeted.”My general view of this is the fish rots from the head down and the candidates can’t really blame the campaign managers for the lack of success. … At the end of the day, it’s all about the candidates,” he said.