>There is quite a fundamental 'scope creep' going on in the EU
How can you scope creep from "ever closer union"? The scope was as big as it could get already. Now, that passage has been removed at the behest of Cameron, but I can't remember any statement constricting the scope, so now the scope is simply undefined, I guess.
'ever closer union clause' is not tantamount to arbitrary Federalization of powers. It's mostly a strategic view.
Change of power requires change in law, which happens every now in terms of treaties, the last of which, would have been roundly elected by the plebes went on to be put into motion anyhow.
Arbitrary scope creep is happening in some fronts, for example, when there is a decision to be made about gray areas of federal/nation overlap in the course, the EU Courts rule on it, and generally rule in their own favour (i.e. they have jurisdiction, not the nation state) which is ridiculous because the courts are supposed to rule on the law, not decided on their own jurisdiction.
If there is a political union, as many economists have indicated must happen in order for the Euro to survive - there will be a literal civil war. What you saw in France with the giletes ... imagine that about 20x bigger but in most countries. It will break down.
There needs to be reasonable reforms on a bunch of things.
The 'fundamental freedoms' are dogmatic and ideological, they need to be brought into question, or at least the interpretation of them, just as a start.
The entire EU political landscape has been turned upside down and yet still the EU is not reacting.
How can you scope creep from "ever closer union"? The scope was as big as it could get already. Now, that passage has been removed at the behest of Cameron, but I can't remember any statement constricting the scope, so now the scope is simply undefined, I guess.