All essential services should be nationalised. That’s rail, water, energy, post office, and schools under local authority control.

Let’s get rid of the shareholders.

Something as essential as power generation should not be in the hands of people whose only interest is in short term shareholder gain.

Above inflation price rises year on year is simply not sustainable. This is sheer profiteering. The companies can see that their days are numbered.

Privatisation of power is a broken concept. Re-nationalisation would literally bring power back to the people.

Everyone needs energy and at a cost that protects and enhances life, rather than simply unearned dividend payments which are used to make rich people even richer.

It’s about time the British people were helped by this government.

Profit from privatisation is given to shareholders whereas profits from nationalisation is re-invested to improve the system. Government has ultimate control, not fat cats.

This and every other essential utility should be returned to public ownership.

I hate being held to ransom.

People before profit.

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

Nothing good ever came from privatisation.

Re-nationalise all energy.

Energy prices are way too high. We are in debt already and next year will be worse. They are bleeding us dry.

Please take note of this petition.

Public ownership can be local and democratic. It does not have to be 1940s style state bureaucracy.

All utilities should be owned by the public.

Dear British Gas, stop ripping me off.

Whatever excuses they come up with, its a cartel and that’s illegal.

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.

I’d rather subsidise my fellow citizens than a bunch of fat cats.

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

Where is the competition? Even Cameron called it a cartel.

Energy should never have been privatised. We want it back.

Power we need and it’s only by sticking together that maybe something can be done. This is not what I and millions like me paid into. Please continue with your message.

People should not have to choose heating over eating.

There are too many companies offering lots of deals. The consumer can’t work out what is best for them. Often changing suppliers makes it worse. We need clarification.

Re-nationalise the energy and power industries and make government answerable to the people.

Utilities should not be for profit but for the people.