omnishambles

omnishambles
n.
A situation or person that is a mess in every possible way.
Example Citations:
Looking at the omnishambles he presides over, I'm driven to the conclusion that if David Cameron were a Soviet-style sleeper, inserted into the Tory party in his youth on a secret mission from its enemies to destroy it from within, he could not have done a better job.
—Nigel Jones, " So, what price the 'loonies, fruitcakes and racists' of UKIP now, Dave?: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2190920/So-price-loonies-fruitcakes-racists-UKIP-Dave.html," Daily Mail, August 20, 2012
Meanwhile on Twitter, the hashtag \#RomneyShambles was trending on both sides of the Atlantic.
For instance, \@Pawelmorski's Tweet read: "Americans: This Mitt person is some sort of American Borat, right? \#romneyshambles"
The hashtag is a play on "omnishambles," from the BBC TV series "The Thick of It," a satire of British government.
—Jim Acosta, " Romney trip begins in shambles: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/27/politics/romney-london-troubles/index.html," CNN Wire, July 27, 2012
Earliest Citation:
Not only have you got a...bent husband and a...daughter that gets taken to school in a...sedan chair, you're also...mental. Jesus Christ, see you, you are a[n]...omnishambles, that's what you are.
—Malcolm Tucker (played by Peter Capaldi), Series 3 - Episode 1, The Thick of It, October 24, 2009
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