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The switched fused spur is likely to have a 3 or 5 amp fuse in it, which is perfect for lighting, but very limiting for plugging things into the 13 amp socket.

What does the switched fused spur currently serve? Does it turn the main light on? If so, and you connect to the load terminals, you don't want your new socket to only be functional when the main light is turned on.

It's not easy for a beginner. Don't be tempted to shorten the overall length of the wires though, no one likes short wires.

That wiring is AWFUL. Too much exposed copper, which would certainly cause the wiring to short circuit.

Well it probably would be - it's 3 core SWA cable.

Haven't you got any left-over tins of the original paint? Using matt could show up. You may need to sand, then re-fill, and sand again. You should water the first coat down just a little bit, on the new filler. If the original paint was done with a roller, and you are using a brush, you could...

TNS, I would guess - because if it was TNC-S, I would expect the earth strands to go higher in the neutral block, and then a piece of 16mm2 earth cable coming out of the terminal on the top right.

NOT EXACTLY - it looks like THOSE ones go AROUND the switch, rather than BEHIND the switch. (I could be wrong.)

Be sure to sand the edges after the first primer - as the grain will be proud.

I don't know if they are still in fashion, but you could get wooden spacers in a range of varnished finishes, which may look better.

That's what you need if you don't want to change the box.

Whoops. Yes, they do look like sheathed singles, don't they? Matthew, I could be wrong about there being more wires pushed up into the ceiling.

Have you had any electrical work done just before this happened?

They WILL fit in the single earth block. I suspect there may be three red wires joined together, stuffed up in the ceiling void. If so, THEY should going in the middle loop terminal. (Do NOT put them in the single earth terminal, no matter how tempting it may be.)

Trace which cable goes to the LIGHT SWITCH, and tell us which one it is.

You've wired it up wrong. There should be a switch cable to the light switch, and you've most likely connected the switched live of that to neutral.

Why have the cables with red and black suddenly become brown and blue?

Measurements??

30 amp blocks acceptable on a ring wired in 2.5mm2 protected by a 32 amp breaker.# If anything, the terminals can be quite big to get just two 2.5mm2 wires into - so make sure you get a good connection. I mention this because some blocks are so badly designed the thin wires can fall between the...

More sensible idea. Just buy some more plinth NOW, while it's still available, and put it down to experience.