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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
The term originated in the British satirical comedy show '[[The Thick of It]]' and is derived by the combination of the Latin prefix 'omni'-, meaning "all" and the word 'shambles' which means disorder. In the show, the character 'Malcolm Tucker' uses the term when rebuking a junior cabinet minister.
The term originated in the British satirical comedy show ''[[The Thick of It]]'' and is derived by the combination of the Latin prefix 'omni'-, meaning "all" and the word 'shambles' which means disorder. In the show, the character Malcolm Tucker uses the term when rebuking a junior cabinet minister.
== Usage ==
== Usage ==
[[Ed Miliband]], the leader of the British [[labour party]] used the term during [[Prime Ministers Question time]] on April 18th 2012 when responding to the Budget statement.
[[Ed Miliband]], the leader of the British [[Labour Party]] used the term during Prime Ministers Question time on April 18th 2012 when responding to the Budget statement:
::'On charities, the reality is that the Prime Minister is not making the rich worse off. He is making charities worse off. Over the past month we have seen the charity tax shambles, the churches tax shambles, the caravan tax shambles and the pasty tax shambles, so we are all keen to hear the Prime Minister’s view on why he thinks, four weeks on from the Budget, even people within Downing street are calling it an omnishambles Budget.<ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201212/cmhansrd/cm120418/debtext/120418-0001.htm</ref>
::'On charities, the reality is that the Prime Minister is not making the rich worse off. He is making charities worse off. Over the past month we have seen the charity tax shambles, the churches tax shambles, the caravan tax shambles and the pasty tax shambles, so we are all keen to hear the Prime Minister’s view on why he thinks, four weeks on from the Budget, even people within Downing street are calling it an omnishambles Budget.<ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201212/cmhansrd/cm120418/debtext/120418-0001.htm</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:International Political Terms]]