It cannot be right that businesses make huge profits from energy.

John Crawford, Burscough

Power to the people.

Andrew Wilkes, Cardiff

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.

Susan Henderson, St Albans

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

Anthony Phillips, Leeds

You know it makes sense.

Antony Silson, Keighley

Privatization of energy resources and transport is a disgrace.

Lia Martinucci, Richmond, North Yorkshire

No compensation for the shareholders who got the shares at a bargain price.

David Robinson, Sheffield

Nationalisation without compensation. Give us back our utilities now.

John Wilson, Glasgow

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

Dave Waite, Lincoln

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’m tired of being overcharged and paying more for ever decreasing benefit. Nationalise now.

Julia Clarke, Croydon

You know it is fair.

Susanna Rance, Plymouth

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

G E, Beckenham

Privatisation has become a nightmare from which we would like to wake up.

Linda Lee, Swindon

The time has come for the downfall of the greedy Big Six, who are more than content to leave pensioners to freeze to death in their homes should they dare to eat vs heat.

Jamie Bolam Scott, Nottingham

Time to draw the line in the sand methinks.

Paul Burgess, Torquay

It’s time to acknowledge that some industries should be run for the benefit of people, not profit.

Denis Keenan, Ossett

It is just daylight robbery, but what is there to stop them? No-one wants to say too much with the election so close so we get just the same clap-trap.

Matthew Lowrey, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

How can something so vital for human life be used to make a few richer?

Peter Sharpe, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

We need to empower communities. People do have power. If we want to achieve something, we the people can be the agent of change and do it ourselves.

Greg Hewitt, Nottingham

I want all utilities re-nationalised.

Diane Attersall, North Shields

Enough is enough of foreign companies owning our utilities and holding people to ransom.

Tony North, Warrington

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

This country should by now be secure in the provision of clean, renewable, affordable energy. It is the shame of recent governments that we are not.

Christine De-Pulford, Frome

We need to maintain a core of public services which create a sense of shared ownership and shared benefit. Water, energy, health, education cannot be open to profiteers.

Sean Millwood, Stevenage

I just want a reliable, fair, publicly-owned utility, not a never-ending cycle of chasing different suppliers to get good value.

Martyn Wilson, Farnborough

This is a strong possibility if we all stick together.

Ollie Abdullah, Essex

Power supplies are too important to leave privateers in control.

Fred Torr, Truro

Crooks every one of them.

Glen Gibb, Dunbar

I want to own what belongs to me, and what has been stolen from me.

Stella Haynes, Market Harborough