Tory MPs are only concerned with making the rich richer at the expense of the poor. Equality? No.

Brian Stephens, Sunderland

Profit is not a dirty word – all businesses need it to survive, but what we have with the energy companies is pure unvarnished greed.

David John Briggs, Southend-on-Sea

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

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

John Hudghton, Buxton

Let’s get this job done.

Bill Smickersgill, Leeds

Re–nationalise now.

Darrin Armstrong, Stevenage

It is time we all said enough is enough. Thank you for organising this petition.

Robert Gordon, Nottingham

Energy companies are too greedy. Our sick, elderly and working-class can’t afford to heat their homes. Re-nationalise as soon as possible and keep us out of debt.

Glenda Ratcliffe, Tunbridge Wells

Water and power services should be run by national authorities. Extra money needed for investment could be borrowed at fixed rates. This petition really needs to go big.

Ian Kane, Portsmouth

I am awake. For too long now have my eyes been shut to the abuses and corruption that is an endemic rot through the very fabric of society. I say viva la revolution.

Christian Baker, Todmorden

I’m 100% behind you on this. It’s time to favour people rather than profits. We need to re-nationalise all utilities and public transport.

Philip Joyce, Dundee

Vote these Tory swine out of office as soon as possible.

Karen Nadin, Newark

All in it together, again.

Graham Huntington, York

There needs to be a common policy, approach and pay structure which realistically focuses on the end consumer.

Lesley Downes, Exmouth

I agree fully with your comments.

Abigail Wheeler, Cheltenham

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

I have been saying we should re-nationalise the industry for years.

Richard Smith, Devizes

People not profits.

Matthew Day, Leicester

This should never have been privatised.

Dilys Hadley, Exmouth

We have sold off too many of our utilities that should be owned by the taxpayers. Water, Gas, Electricity are all owned by foreigners.

Barbara Cowle, Wirral

This issue is far too important to be left to multinationals who put profit before people and don’t care about driving customers into poverty and despair.

Richard Bunting, Dover

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

It’s about time this issue was brought to the fore.

Steven Robert Gill, Fareham

Why should someone else control our energy supply?

Nigel Apperley, Bournemouth

Energy supply and distribution requires long term and nationwide co-ordination. Privatisation gives no reason to look to the future when a quick buck can be made now.

Alexander Scott, Ardrossan

Tell Sid he’s a thief.

Ray Butler, Manchester

Of all the public services this has the strongest link between modern day human needs and climate change. We cannot leave it to the greedy pigs to manage.

David Lyons, Aylesbury

We are being ripped off by these companies. Let’s disband them now and take back ownership.

Sue Underwood, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

This needs to happen.

Joseph Payne