SAYING Westminster is in disarray is something of a cliche in politics - but surely it can't have been any more true in the past than it is today?

With less than a year to go until what will be one of the biggest political changes in living memory, Theresa May's government still appears to have absolutely no idea where we're going.

We were promised the Chequers plan produced earlier this month would finally give us some guidance - only two years and a month since the UK voted to leave Europe - but all that seemed to do was make the man in charge of the negotiations on our side throw his toys out of the pram and stomp off to sulk on the backbenches.

What we need is for the cabinet and Parliament as a whole to stop bickering and start pulling in the same direction.

Theresa May attempted to bring some order at the Chequers talks by telling ministers to back the white paper or else, but we all know how that went.

And now the government has stepped up and come up with an innovative idea to bring some semblance of order to Westminster.

That idea? To break for summer recess a week and a half early.

For that to be the best thing Mrs May's office can come up with is nothing short of an utter embarrassment.

Whether or not you voted for it, there's no denying a botched Brexit will leave us in a far worse state than we were in the first place, and a government worth its salt would be working day and night to get it right.

But no, they've decided it's better everyone just clocks off early to get a few days rest in before they swan off to the Seychelles.

Breaking for two months in the midst of one of the most complicated political processes which is nowhere near done is a stupid idea anyway, but bringing it forward because everyone's tired of shouting at each other is nothing short of a complete dereliction of duty.

A government which wanted to get this right would be proposing the exact opposite and cancelling recess until something gets done.

It's akin to a school where most of the children are failing deciding just to let them go on holidays early instead of putting the work in.

As I write the proposal is due to go before Parliament - although it's likely to be pushed to Wednesday - and one hopes common sense will prevail and MPs will block the proposal.

But Parliament hasn't provided too many reasons for such optimism recently.

If this gets through it'll be another sad indictment of a government which has done almost nothing to make sure Brexit doesn't turn out to be a disaster.

- But it's not just the UK Government which is making a hash of things.

Last week we learned the Welsh Government bought a warehouse in Wentloog to convert it into a film studio without carrying out a proper building survey - and as a result had to shell out £1 million of our money when it turned out the roof was leaking.

Having recently bought a house I can personally attest to the importance of making sure every inch of a building is looked at by someone who knows what they're doing before you sign on the dotted line.

The fact that the Welsh Government didn't apply this to something which cost taxpayers £9.5 million doesn't speak volumes about its oversight of how its cash is used.

But it's obviously been worth it with the studio hosting high-profile productions as Sherlock, and, er, something called Snowdogs which was apparently in cinemas a month or so ago.

No, me neither.