If anything threatens their individualism it's globalisation led by massive multinationals,

Where do you think the ultimate destination of globalism resides?
Do you not think European Federalism is merely a stepping stone to an eventual world government?

Other events are afoot.
Agenda 21 is a non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. It is a product of the Earth Summit (UN Conference on Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was launched by a UN Summit in New York on 25-27 September 2015
According to some the above declarations have some nasty stings in their tale. Beware that weasel word sustainability!
The significance of a world government in the process of globalization in the 21
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/speeches/2017-02-13/secretary-general%E2%80%99s-remarks-world-government-summit