Flying SquidWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?
BlackmistSo we can turn the power on and off.
Why else would you have a switch next to a power socket?
grueThe real question is why did the UK decide that on the outlet itself is the best place for that switch, as opposed to e.g. in the US where outlets are sometimes wired to a switch located next to the door to the room?
So you don’t get confused which outlet the switch turns off.