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

Honesty and integrity. Be the first with these values.

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.

The family silver has been sold. Now most of us have to suffer the consequences, apparently. Still, the front bench millionaires are happy, along with their city friends.

I totally agree with this petition. For years it has been increasingly difficult to heat and light my home and it isn’t getting any easier.

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

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

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.

Tell Sid he’s a thief.

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

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

Act now. We have to stick together to stop the fat cats getting fatter.

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

The energy companies are ripping us off in order to make fat profits. This is wrong.

Too many million-pound salaries for energy company CEOs while the elderly and others choose between heating and lighting and eating.

Privatization of energy resources and transport is a disgrace.

I’ve made the first step by ditching the big companies. I’ve moved my account to Co-operative energy, the first step to bring excessive profits back to members.

Energy is crucial to a country and its population, so why let foreign companies make a profit out of it and aid their economies to compete unfairly with the UK?

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

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.

Privatisation has proved not to be in the interests of the nation. Competition has not resulted in companies vying to please customers, but in a self-interested cartel.

It should never have been sold off in the first place.

I prefer the country’s energy supply in the hands of politicians and not capitalists, but the margin is very slight.

Put profits back into services, not into shareholder pockets.

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

The government could be making all the profit and then reduce taxes and improve public services.

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

Thatcher’s legacy needs to be addressed.

All the main utilities should be under public ownership. Rich individuals should not be able to profit from them.

Stop the robbery. Give us back our power.