These sorts of adaptors all vanished in the early 1970's when it became a legal requirement for all plugs/sockets/adapators/etc to conform to relevant British Standards, and none of the manufacturers thought it worthwhile to contribute relevant sections to the british standards for these edge cases.
In the UK, it's a requirement for screw sockets to be polarised, and BC aren't, so it's not clear how such an adaptor could be made which conforms anyway.
These adaptors can still be found in other countries whose wiring is based on UK wiring, such as Hong Kong. A few years ago I managed to buy some BC plugs which had been illegally imported to the UK. Prior to the 1970's, these were easily obtainable.
Bulbs don't. But ES sockets in the UK have to be connected so the outer ring (screw) is connected to neutral and the inner stud is connected to live, so you have to stick your finger all the way into the socket to get zapped.
A BC lampholder to ES bulb adapter would fail regulations because there would always be a 50% chance of the ring being live, which is more easily touched whilst changing a bulb.
They don't but quite a lot of kit you could plug in is polarity sensitive, even if it's just a single pole switch and fusing.
What? You've never seen a BC to flex connector or the individually switched twin BC adpaters that enabled a bulb to be used in one socket and a BC plug in the other?
Not only that, but (AFAIK) we're not allowed ES sockets anyway, but only a modified ES so that the main screw-thread is non-conductive and the contact is only made through shielded fingers at the side, part- way down.
If you try to buy all-brass ES fittings (even ones with earthed bodies) they have a visible insulating ring projecting at the top. Bit of a problem for restoring old (US) light fittings.
Not only that but many ES sockets, even when occupied, leave a few threads of the bulb accessible. Combine that with an earthed fitting and a shocking time can be had by all.
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