Watch: Is the UK going cashless? - Rachel Statham on BBC World News

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Is the UK heading towards a cashless society? Perhaps not yet, but how we pay is changing, with serious implications for the economy and our lives. IPPR Scotland Economic Analyst Rachel Statham speaks to BBC World News Work Life about her new report on the shift to a mainly digital economy. Read the report here

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