Bring the power back to the people.

Alex Burnell, Ipswich

Profiteering based on the sale of a commodity which is essential to life and basic human comfort is outrageous. Nationalisation would end this.

Neil Cameron, Sheffield

The ridiculous greed of all energy companies and their suppliers must stop. We must also find ways of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels without it costing the earth.

H Moon, Brighton

Privatisation has failed the people. These must be brought back under state control.

John Ellison, Leicester

It is just daylight robbery, but what is there to stop them? No-one wants to say too much with the election so close so we get just the same clap-trap.

Matthew Lowrey, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Bring back nationalised power for the people of Britain and stop these greedy giants lining their pockets.

Sue Stacey, Stockport

Another public asset stolen from the people.

John Payne, London

Nationalisation without compensation. Give us back our utilities now.

John Wilson, Glasgow

Privatisation has become a nightmare from which we would like to wake up.

Linda Lee, Swindon

It’s plain common sense.

Roger Dickings, Peterborough

It should be back under one ownership, like it used to be. British gas is now owned by the French.

Tom Gwynnette, Rotherham

Why don’t they learn?

Daniel Rolles, Dartford

Utility companies are cash cows for foreign equity funds. Frankly, it’s mad.

Gary Brooke, Manchester

This needs to happen.

Joseph Payne

Government and corporations need to realise that they do not have the power. We, the people, do. It is the duty of us, the people, aware of this, to spread the message.

Jack Carmenta, Leamington Spa

As Midnight said: The time has come. A fact’s a fact – It belongs to them. Let’s give it back.

Tom Conway, Derby

We need to get back to a uniform fair price with profits going into improvements, not shareholders’ pockets.

Wendy Welford, Thirsk

It is time we all said enough is enough. Thank you for organising this petition.

Robert Gordon, Nottingham

Enough is enough with no pay rises and the energy companies just milking us. It’s time that fuel came back into public ownership.

Nigel Penn, Buxton

Full nationalisation of all the utilities is the only way to end the rip-off.

Robert McArdle, Coventry

The utilities should never have been privatised. Reverse the bad decision now.

Jenny Embleton, Brighton

It is immoral for individual and corporate fat cats to profit so obscenely from peoples’ need simply to stay warm. All energy companies should be renationalised now.

Judith Maizels, Bushey

The shameless boss of energy giant SSE is set to walk away with £15million as a golden goodbye, after his company was fined £4.5million for ripping off customers.

Alex Casale, London

More power to your elbow. Something needs to be done to stop this profiteering on something that people rely on.

John Robinson, Lincoln

The aim to privatise our natural emerging monopolies would only end in disaster. There is no competition on energy provision and it’s a huge waste of resources.

Callum Thomas, Brighton

I support the campaign for a nationally owned energy service.

Steve Hammersley, Leek

Give us back our freedom that our parents fought for and stop ripping us off.

Susan Aldrich, Filey

It should never have been privatised in the first place.

Hywel Morgan, London

Privatisation drives up prices and drives down quality.

Jennie Cummings-Knight, Cromer

Good idea. As it would cost, why not set up a publicly owned company, cut the other’s prices and they will soon cease trading?

Steve Waldenberg, Leeds