Another privatisation for the benefit of the City and funders of the Conservative Party.

Malcolm Grant, Plungar

Another public asset stolen from the people.

John Payne, London

I’m fed up with profits going to companies. They should go back into our hands.

Andy Walker, Brighton

You know it makes sense.

Antony Silson, Keighley

It’s crazy. We have the skills and the unemployed so we should use them.

Jennifer Andrew, Oxford

It cannot be right that businesses make huge profits from energy.

John Crawford, Burscough

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

Dave Waite, Lincoln

To be warm is a basic human right, like a roof over your head – and education and health care.

Scilla Allen, Shoreham-by-Sea

All the fuel companies are rogues.

Maria Nelson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

This isn’t just about energy prices. Look at the scandals surrounding G4S, Serco and Atos. Some things should not be privatised.

Nick Haeffner, London

Profits from utility, bus and rail companies should be ploughed back into infrastructure, not shareholders” pockets.

Jeremy Hoyte, Oswestry

I’m sat in a cold freezing room writing this with my feet in the cat box, just to keep some warmth and circulation going.

Bob Green, Sheffield

All essential services should be community assets, managed to benefit the people and not financially punish them.

Graham Towler, Northampton

We may as well bring it back into public ownership as taxpayers are paying for it anyway.

Bob Dennett, Lytham

Putting food on the table is hard enough without worrying about the cost of cooking it.

Sean Barlow, Chester

Stop the robbery. Give us back our power.

Keith Mitchell, Dunfermline

Big business has had too much power for too long. Its time to return it back to the people.

Dennis Exley, Barnsley

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

Margaret Graham, Edinburgh

Gas and electricity is a ‘must commodity’ for everyone and should be re-nationalised asap, provided they are managed by competent experts in the respective fields.

David Johnson, Leicester

Energy and energy policy should be owned and controlled by the people, not the energy companies. We need a renewable revolution, a fossil-free energy system now.

Steve Jenkins, Lancaster

Making profit from essential public services shouldn’t be allowed.

Ian Johncock, Gravesend

These energy companies are like a mafia, using the consumer as a cash cow. The Government doesn’t want to do anything to stop it because half the MPs are shareholders.

Lynne Campbell, Co. Durham

People should not have to choose heating over eating.

Jimmy Murray, London

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

Gill Page, Richmond

All profit to be re-invested in the service.

Brian Billingham, Leeds

I just agree with everything you’ve said.

Richard Paunes, Ilfracombe

It was, will be and is the property of those who are the property of this land. Let’s manage it so users, planet and the power industry workers get what they need.

Kay Green, Hastings

21st-century government has a duty to provide all its citizens with heat and light at a fair price. Ability to pay should make no difference to this basic human right.

Hugh Terry, Reading

I do not believe that an essential national service is best placed in the hands of private corporations. It should be owned by and serve the interests of all.

Shaun Glossop, Nottingham