All energy should be state owned.

Kenneth Miller, Leeds

Energy is a public resource. Surely it makes sense that its production and distribution is managed for the public good, not massive profit for a tiny minority of people.

Darrin Green, Horsham

Energy is too important to be a wealth provider for shareholders of private companies.

Shan Oakes, Beverley

Stop the Great British rip-off. Bring back utilities and transport into our ownership.

Dennis Archer, Arnold

Let’s start putting people before profit.

Philippe Lechat, Chatham

We need services run for citizens, not private profiteers.

Thomas Dunn, York

Privatization of energy resources and transport is a disgrace.

Lia Martinucci, Richmond, North Yorkshire

Energy is clearly not safe in private hands.

Caroline Charles, London

Enough of these cartels. They do nothing for our country.

Margaret Graham, Edinburgh

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

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

Bob Woodhead, Leeds

Re-nationalise now.

Leslie Lomax, St Austell

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

Gill Page, Richmond

Tell Sid he’s a thief.

Ray Butler, Manchester

It’s ours, give it back.

Gwen Robb, Nottingham

Not everyone has the ability to access information on cheaper deals. The result is, as in so many other areas, that those least able to afford it end up paying most.

Valerie Bartleet, Wolverhampton

The supply of a universal commodity, such as energy, should be run on a non-profit basis.

Julian Smith, Dunfermline

Our utilities should be in public ownership. They can be run well on a not-for-profit basis. We are being exploited by ideologically driven policies.

Mark Wilcox, Holmfirth

When I was a teenager I watched Thatcher’s privatisation of UK assets and knew it was bad for citizens and then labour betrayed us. Time to return to rightful owners.

Michael Tanner, Port Talbot

I would like to put my name to this petition and I actively support the campaign to bring back our energy network into public ownership.

Oliver Steward, Norwich

For profit’ is always likely to place profit before social considerations.

John Lee, Taunton

Something as essential as our energy should not be in private hands.

Leigh Chorlton, Edinburgh

Our utilities should not be in private hands.

Ian Dargo, Bromley

Re-nationalise and invest profits instead of paying out to shareholders.

Wilfred John Barker, Wigton

End this farce. Too long the Big Six have worked together to increase prices.

Ryan Mercer, London

We need affordable, sustainable, clean energy, for the common good, not private profit.

Brian Smith, Stockton Brook

Regulator as much good as a chocolate teapot.

Steven Hearne, Doncaster

Our energy supply is fundamental to our society and should be owned by our society.

John Hoyle, Kettering

Capitalism or a planet – it’s one or the other.

John Freestone, Harrogate

That’s it. We’ve had enough. You can push the people so far. Now we are taking our power back.

Angela Holcroft, North Berwick