Re-nationalise energy now.

Gary Smith, Milton Keynes

Let’s get back to pre-Thatcher era when we the people owned and reaped the benefits of public ownership. It’s only right.

Patricia Bull, Lewes

Utilities are basic necessities and should be run for the benefit of the public, not shareholders.

John Evans, Billericay

Services for the people, not private profit.

Terry Down, Milton Keynes

Today’s report on the great energy rip-off sums it up really; Switch continually or get overcharged. We are not the idiots they take us for.

Simon Larn, Redhill

Energy is infrastructure, and this is the bedrock of national security.

Katie-Ellen Hazeldine, Lancaster

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

Return our gas and electricity to public ownership now.

Keith Davies, Pentre

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

Andy Walker, Brighton

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

Margaret Graham, Edinburgh

It’s past time to roll back the Thatcherite privatisations which did nothing but sow confusion as to what is the supposed best deal. And that’s the least of it.

Graham Pascall, Milngavie

I want public utilities in state hands, not those of corporations.

Dennis Pearce, Hampton

Power to and for the people. Let’s move society forward.

Martin Catchpole, Ipswich

This cartel of foreign-owned utilities should be more accountable.

Bernadette Reid, Harrogate

Basic needs should not be in the hands of big business.

Brendan Dolan, Manchester

Power for the people.

Leah Etteridge, Chatham

Energy is now an essential for normal living, and thus shouldn’t be run for private profits.

Tony Douglas, Lanark

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

Dave Waite, Lincoln

Power to the many in the hands of the many.

Bernie Lally, Northampton

Please take note of this petition.

Mary Hodges, Newport, Isle of Wight

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

Mark Marriott, Nottingham

A 21st Century smart organisation, lean, agile, co-operative and sociocratic – sharp and efficient. Replace customer-hostile with customer-centred.

Martin Grimshaw, Brighton

The water companies should also be taken back into public ownership. Water is a vital resource for everyone. The notion that it can be owned by anyone is obscene.

Roger Wells, Stourbridge

How can the Government have an ‘energy policy’ when the country is being held to ransom by privately-run, often not British, energy firms?

Ann Partington, Gateshead

Water and energy should be non-profit-making.

Maggie Jenkins, Fareham

I challenge the powers that be to demonstrate so much as a single benefit to consumers from Thatcher’s privatisation of the energy utilities. Just one?

Richard Trotman, Penistone

Power for the people and to the people – people power. as John Lennon put it – Love and Peace.

Pete & Nikki Perry, Stevenage

What’s the point of disrupting a well run system for the sake of political ideology? Save the money for the councils that are having to make budget cuts.

Philip Cheung, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

If you see Sid, tell him we messed it up.

Richard Desjardins, Ashby de la Zouch

Bring back the CEGB and area boards and not the private companies, mainly from abroad, fleecing the British taxpayers.

Alan Newstead, Eastleigh