There is no fixed route to a fixed destination without our say-so. Important changes can be vetoed by individual member countries. We've had this talk of "ever-closer union" for decades. I'd like to know what the signs of this "ever-closer union" are that I'm supposed to be looking out for, well, apart from the disastrous single currency that you are able to opt out of in any case. I certainly haven't seen much sign of any EU country I've been to rushing to give up their individual identities. The trouble with spending too much time admiring the view from that car that you paid a tariff on and which has a tank full of expensive fuel due to the weak pound causing inflation is that you don't notice that brick wall coming at you to smack you in the face.