CSCS Cards Friend or Foe

hi jay bam, have been a carpenter since 1978, i have just got my CS CS card ,i decided to do the test reluctantly may i say,i know of many good trades men who have retired because of this, the main reason for this i think is having to pay for it, it cost me i think £47 inc VAT all in and they made me feel very uncomfortable putting my personal belongings in a locker, to make sure i didnt cheat i suppose, and then to make me sit under test conditions in front of computer with cameras watching me, the questions were multi choice and were stupid questions half the time, i think your given 30 minutes to answer all questions i done it in about ten minutes, the questions were very childish to the point where i felt they were insulting the tradesman, my personal feelings about the CSCS is it as created jobs for other people from my money, there motto is no card ,no work , how does it work for foreigners who dont speak one word of english ,i have seen them on site many times ithink it sums it up , we live in a politically correct society,a nanny state determined to wrap everyone up in stifeling protection and red tape , but it wont stop these idiots from falling off scaffold or cutting there limbs off, they will always be there, if health and safety want to poke there nose into something maybe they should look in the direction of DIY at home.
regards vinnie fp[