As Harvard Professor Robert Putnam has pointed out: One of the effects of "increased diversity" is that there is a shift away from being a high-trust society. This causes, among other things, increased isolation and social disengagement.
No doubt this isn't the only cause of pubs / bars closing, but it is a real measurable effect.
No doubt this isn't the only cause of pubs / bars closing, but it is a real measurable effect.