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The other kitchen socket which had issues was even worse. I opened the cover off to reveal that two cables were dangling inside, almost brushing the metal box and metal cover plate. A third cable (another spur, FFS) was present, and still attached to the plate terminals, except neutral and earth were swapped!
If the either loose live cables had touched the metal plate or box, then it would have been a death trap.
Whoever left these sockets like this for the new owner is a cnut.