Re-nationalise without delay. Privatisation has failed miserably.

Paul Beattie, Corby

Rip-off utilities companies need sorting out. People before profit.

Tony Wathen, Sutton

Energy should not be in the hands of foreign companies. We the people should own it. France and Germany would never privatise strategic industries.

Marjorie Arnold, Wigan

It’s time to turn back the tide. Private is not always best. Let’s have more pride in civic institutions.

Chris Madeley, Abergavenny

I’m sick of being exploited by money-grabbing companies. I hope their days are numbered.

Lorraine Martland, Milton Keynes

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

Margaret Graham, Edinburgh

Profits before people must stop.

Daniel Holt, Bournemouth

Bring back the CEGB. They would have solved the reduction of CO2 problem, got nuclear generation, got safe generation margins etc.

John Exon, Harrogate

Honesty and firmness please.

Christine Ager, Rayleigh

People before profit.

Angela Dillon, Glenrothes

Can we trust politicians to run anything? Heaven help us.

Kevin Guyatt, Stockport

It’s about time something like this came up. I agree wholeheartedly and wish every success to the campaign, which I will follow and support.

Richard Lock, Dorking

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

Public utilities for the public. Not massive profits for foreign companies while we freeze.

Susan Pearce, Oldham

I totally agree with your aims.

Ted Ryder, Mansfield

Why has it taken so long to get started? The Tories are always fast enough pushing their privatisation schemes through parliament without asking for anyone’s opinions.

Lorna Pearson

The power companies’ directors and shareholders are just vultures feasting on the misery of people with no choice.

Richard Walthew, Duns

Re–nationalise now.

Darrin Armstrong, Stevenage

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

Neville Akroyd, Launceston

We need clean, green, renewable, non-nuclear energy, non biomass energy produced as much as possible close to the user with many more home producers.

Roy St Pierre, Colne

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

Let’s start putting people before profit.

Philippe Lechat, Chatham

It’s time we stopped treating our neighbours as competitors, and for politicians playing the electorate off against each other. Let’s come together for the common good.

Steve Jarvis, Westbury

Clearly nothing fundamental to life should be owned for profit.

Mike Bird, Llandudno

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

Mike Higgins, Minsterley

Re-nationalise now.

Patrick McGrath, London

Nationalise. Not for profit.

James Gray, Edinburgh

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.

Geoff Walker, Stoke On Trent

All this tinkering around the edges of a corrupt system and empty threats to indifferent power companies is meaningless. Re-nationalise now.

Mark Dickson, Hebden Bridge

Give the people their utilities back. They’re too important for the privateers to own.

Michael Burt, Plymouth