We are being ripped off by these companies. Let’s disband them now and take back ownership.

Everything should be publicly owned. The government has no say in the matter.

And promote microgeneration and community owned renewables.

All energy companies should be re-nationalised and green energy supported.

Privatisation wouldn’t have been so bad if the prices hadn’t been driven up so far so fast and the services degraded. Shareholders and businessmen are all greedy.

We need a power company that the country owns not companies run by profiteers.

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

One of the evil things the Tories did was privatisation.

No profit should be taken from providing people with essential services.

How about paying for energy usage with, say, 3% income tax? The rich would pay more than the poor. Incentivise low usage by dropping the percentage.

Get back to sanity.

Nationalisation without compensation. Give us back our utilities now.

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

Energy profits should be invested in energy re-vitalisation, not to line the pockets of company bosses and shareholders.

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

Enough is enough. People first, not profit.

All makes sense to me. Do it now.

I’m fed up chasing better deals.

Start with the railways, then re-nationalise gas, water and electricity. Hands off the Royal Mail too!

Privatisation of Britain’s public services has been a disaster for consumers, the environment and the economy.

People before profit.

They should belong to the people.

I have worked all my life and receive no benefits. At 64, I am sitting at home wearing three sweaters as I type this. Fuel supplies should never have been privatised.

Bring the power back to the people.

Investment in power is woeful. The profits are intolerable.

Having just six energy companies, the market place is madness and allowing them to make huge profits from working-class families should not be allowed.

I am awake. For too long now have my eyes been shut to the abuses and corruption that is an endemic rot through the very fabric of society. I say viva la revolution.

Put this resource back in the hands of the British taxpayer instead of foreign shareholders who do not care about people.

Not a moment before time. I have just moved gas supply to join electricity at Good Energy, 100% renewable provider. Not another penny to British Gas for me.

Everybody needs it, it’s essential and should not be run by firms from outside the UK who are only interested in making money.