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

Richard Walthew, Duns

Supporting social ideals with collective responsibility.

Mark Atkinson, Hastings

Is it a service for the people to keep warm this winter or is it a business to make the profits bigger. If everyone stopped payment for one month they’d fail big time.

Stuart Wooldridge, Pontefract

Energy should not be privately owned as profits go to shareholders first. Also those on the lowest incomes and on pre-pay meters pay the most for their fuel.

Casey Tremain, Portsmouth

Please return the gas and electricity industry to the same great institution which it used to be.

Stephen Munton, Birmingham

Utilities need to return to public ownership. We’re being ripped off.

Mike Seaman, Uxbridge

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

John Robinson, Lincoln

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

Before the sell-off there were 60million shareholders, each with one equal share and equal rights. Now the many pay the few, with no say, rights or choice. Our time has come.

Jon Crinks, Liskeard

Only public ownership will deliver a service for the people, not profits for shareholders.

Martin Cummins, Edinburgh

Let private investment take the risk for HS2 and use the capital to re-create a national energy network.

John Hudghton, Buxton

Heating and hot water should not be for commercial gain.

Pam Robinson, London

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

Juliet Chard, London

Restore security and sovereignty by restoring energy, utilities and transport to public ownership.

Simon Silvie, Barrow-in-Furness

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

How about paying for energy usage with, say, 3% income tax? The rich would pay more than the poor. Incentivise low usage by dropping the percentage.

Ian Cattell, Wolverhampton

Utilities should not be for profit but for the people.

Marylyn Edwards, Hastings

Privatisation equals prices up, service down, profits to investment bankers.

Pete Heskett, London

Our broad intervention strategies are: 1. Poverty eradication. 2. Food security and nutrition. 3. Health and population dynamics. 4. Education. 5. Gender Equality.

Professor Okullu-Ayor Vincent, Kampala, Uganda

People would be happier paying tax if the essential services were to be or stay nationalised.

Jez Curnow, Edinburgh

I totally agree with your aims.

Ted Ryder, Mansfield

Energy for the public not profit.

James Graham, Croydon

I’m sat in a cold freezing room writing this with my feet in the cat box, just to keep some warmth and circulation going.

Bob Green, Sheffield

I support the dream but has anyone any idea of the cost of re-nationalising?

Rob Seed, Worcester

Everyone needs to stand together and join us in rolling back the control of market forces.

Mark Arnold, Southend-on-Sea

Power production should be for us all and not for private profit.

David Weston, Bodmin

I do not believe that an essential national service is best placed in the hands of private corporations. It should be owned by and serve the interests of all.

Shaun Glossop, Nottingham

Honesty and integrity. Be the first with these values.

Steve Brooks, Finedon

I’m fed up chasing better deals.

John Podger, Ware

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.

George Davies, Darwen