As the world of work changes, so must the way we plan our lives

The age of insecurity is still firmly entrenched. The US economy is growing strongly, though only recently has it been generating really strong growth in jobs. The British economy is growing strongly, though there are quite reasonable doubts about the sustainability of that growth. But growth does not bring job security. Nor does size. We have had the start of a string of job cuts by the oil majors, which for obvious reasons have to cut costs. This has followed swathes of cuts by the big banks.