Basic living, water and power, should not be owned by private companies for profit.

Bob Woodhead, Leeds

Too many million-pound salaries for energy company CEOs while the elderly and others choose between heating and lighting and eating.

Juliet Chard, London

Let the voices of the people be heard.

Julian Bell, West Molesey

This needs to happen.

Joseph Payne

Excellent cause. Well done. When the government washes its hands of its responsibility to the people, the people must take action to protect themselves.

Graham Coulson, Cambridge

The recent price increases by the major energy companies prey on the most vulnerable members of society solely to boost already record high profits.

Gerald Halligan, Edinburgh

It should never have been privatised.

Mark Finch, Bromley

People who have a physical disability or learning disability and the elderly are most at risk with all the high charges.

Dorcas Munday, Wellingborough

Don’t they think we pay enough? The government gave the nurses 1% and then the power companies put their prices up by 10%.

Alan Bettridge, London

Water and power services should be run by national authorities. Extra money needed for investment could be borrowed at fixed rates. This petition really needs to go big.

Ian Kane, Portsmouth

Why don’t they learn?

Daniel Rolles, Dartford

Free market capitalism is not the best way for everything and is certainly not the optimal philosophy for providing essential services to a country’s population.

Cristian Gurran, Rotherham

It should never have happened in the first place. It just cost us all a lot of money. And for what?

Brian Cann, Yeovil

Put energy suppliers back into public ownership.

Ray Colley, Sheffield

This issue is far too important to be left to multinationals who put profit before people and don’t care about driving customers into poverty and despair.

Richard Bunting, Dover

It’s about time the many stopped suffering, to line the pockets of the elite few.

Dean Forsyth, Southend

All infrastructure should be in public control – power and water, transport and telecommunications.

Neville Akroyd, Launceston

I agree with the sentiments on the power Bill of Rights. Power to cook and keep warm is a human right, not a means to destroy the environment and make massive profits.

L Simpson, Stafford

I couldn’t agree more with this agenda. Power to the voiceless.

Bryan White, Derby

Sustainable, affordable and communal energy.

Jenny Rust, Bath

The bullies at the Big Six must be stood up to.

Gavin Sibthorpe, London

We are the majority, ordinary working people reduced to living hand to mouth. This is the reality.

Andrew Rogers, Grimsby

Tell Sid he’s a thief.

Ray Butler, Manchester

Gas and electricity were once in public ownership and ran without problems of profit making. They should be returned to public ownership.

Anthony Hook, Chesterfield

It’s about time these big companies are called to account for pricing people out of their basic day-to-day needs.

Stephen Chambers, Strood

Because energy is too important to be left to the spivs.

Dave Waite, Lincoln

It is impossible to have a fair utility supply in the private sector – let’s take it back.

Gill Page, Richmond

Privatisation of public industries is a proven failure.

John Dunkley, Sheffield

Power for the people.

Colin Keatley, Plymouth