I was certain this was going to be Birmingham, but no:

In a budget-busting leap from SAP to Oracle, West Sussex County Council is trebling its raid on capital assets such as buildings to fund its “transformational” ERP project.

Meanwhile, I was saddened to read this:

Last year, The Register reported that the council was using money from selling off capital assets – including a former fire station – to fund the massively expanded budget. Although allowed by central government since 2016, the approach should not be used to relieve ongoing budget pressure, experts have warned.

I think it hardly takes an expert to understand that selling off fundamental civic infrastructure, such as fire stations, is a bad idea.

It almost feels like we’re fleecing the people. Tech Oligarch Larry Ellison must be happy.