Give us our utilities back now.

Col Farrell, Liverpool

This is very important – do not ignore the voices of your people.

Simon Roberts, London

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

Graham Smith, Barnard Castle

Nationalisation is essential for all public services which, because of their nature, do not have true competition. Energy nationalisation also provides forward planning.

Philip Anderson, St Albans

Clearly nothing fundamental to life should be owned for profit.

Mike Bird, Llandudno

Don’t they think we pay enough? The government gave the nurses 1% and then the power companies put their prices up by 10%.

Alan Bettridge, London

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

Brian Smith, Stockton Brook

Our country should be run by the majority vote of the people not the MPs and fat cats. We are the ones who pay their wages.

Ryan Curtis, Bristol

Utilities should be in public hands and not those of profit-seeking, and often foreign, owners.

Geoffrey Telfer, Baildon, Shipley

Our utilities should be in public ownership. They can be run well on a not-for-profit basis. We are being exploited by ideologically driven policies.

Mark Wilcox, Holmfirth

I agree with the sentiments on the power Bill of Rights. Power to cook and keep warm is a human right, not a means to destroy the environment and make massive profits.

L Simpson, Stafford

Full nationalisation of all the utilities is the only way to end the rip-off.

Robert McArdle, Coventry

Too much attention to profits when we should be concentrating on improving life chances.

Ann Scott, Birmingham

Re–nationalise now.

Darrin Armstrong, Stevenage

All utilities should be under state control, in order to control prices and ensure supply whilst cutting out fat cat profiteering.

Peter Jones, Loughborough

I campaigned against electricity privatisation when I worked in the industry and served on the NEC of the Electrical Power Engineers’ Association. I am vindicated.

Ken Keable, Stoke-sub-Hamdon

Another area for re-nationalisation without compensation.

Brian Potter, Birmingham

Renationalise the energy utilities please.

Gaby Weiner, Lewes East Sussex

Run utilities for the people and the environment

Steve Black, Southampton

Market forces have left this country with the prospect of being unable to meet our energy requirements in the next few years.

Michael Henson, Pickering

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

I’m 100% behind you.

Eric Firth, Dewsbury

This is our right; We have paid ten-fold for the energy infrastructure. It is time it is returned to its rightful owners – the people of Britain.

Karshan Moodley, London

Utilities should always be in the hands of the people that use them. For these companies it is like writing a blank cheque.

Jean Holmes, Worksop

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

Sheila Harrison, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

A publicly owned energy provider will show up the lie that competition has been good for consumers, just as East Coast has on the railways.

Tom Warnett, Slough

Stop privatisation now.

Gavin Symes, Farnham

Profiteering on this scale should be illegal. It’s the unacceptable face of capitalism and must be stopped.

Adrian Potts, Leicester

This petition should highlight the need for more social responsibility to be shown by this selfish and one-eyed government.

Roger Jackson, York

We need water, gas, electric and the banks – back in public ownership and get this country back on track!

Jamie Bramwell, Cheshire