Identity cards
How can these be a good thing?
I just cant see how this will do anything.

I mean we already have passports, driving licences, birth certificates, NI cards, the list goes on...
Why would another ID card be any better?
If it is electronic then it can be copied/ forged...

Is there something I am missing?

Criminals dont care about ID cards etc, unless it is about selling them.

I certainly would not pay for them- we already are paying or them anyway-cos they'll be using our tax revenue.
Also, imagine the system designed- no doubt it'll be outsourced to some company.
They will churn the system out, it'll get hacked and we'll all need to get our ID's patched.
If your ID card isnt patched up to date then you cant get your benefits. You will be an INVALID!

so it goes on...