"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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[ re the BS1363 plugs and sockets and the ring circuit ]

in use today). Its safety speaks for itself when compared
to other systems in the world.

As I said in the last couple of lines of the message you replied to,
I suspect the above is more to do with education than any safety
aspects the distribution system has by design, most of which can be
rendered useless by those without clue or knowledge without even
needing to think.