ID cards round 2?

[iaaems]

I was under the impression that we already had ID documents in the form of Driving Licences and Passports, both of which we have to apply for and pay for out of what is left of our overtaxed income. Putting in another layer of Identification seems to indicate another half hearted attempt by some miserable 'administrator' at a job creation scheme justified by the phrase 'national security'. We also have Birth Certificates. How many more bits of ID do we really need?
If this health tourism thing is such a threat why not beef up the immigration/border controls - already in place and job creation on a cost effective basis.
If non compliance means 'I do not want to join' then count me in - this grey is turning pale.