Omnishambles: Oxford Dictionaries UK Word of the Year 2012

Fiona McPherson, Oxford Dictionaries editor, explains our choice of UK Word of the Year, 'omnishambles', and takes a look at the shortlist. http://oxford.ly/UDEnQ4

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