Utilities are too important to the public to be run at their expense for private profit.

Anthony Peter, Todmorden

The cost of energy is going to be of increasing significance. People must make themselves heard.

John Butler, Strabane

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

Richard Smith, Devizes

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

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

Dave Waite, Lincoln

If electricity supply can be run at a profit, that profit should go directly to improving the country not to shareholders. I would have thought that was obvious.

Steve Brady, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Fairness for all please, not just the rich.

Mary Morgan, Manchester

Time to draw the line in the sand methinks.

Paul Burgess, Torquay

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

David Robinson, Sheffield

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

You’ve had your time fat cats.

William Hunt, Southport

Utilities should never have been privatised in the first place. Please, re-nationalise for the sake of the British people.

Christian Chess, Chippenham

It should be back under one ownership, like it used to be. British gas is now owned by the French.

Tom Gwynnette, Rotherham

End the corruption of the energy cartel.

David Berriman, St Leonards on Sea

The power companies were stolen from the people. Repossess them immediately.

Peter Swindells, Wolverhampton

Our energy infrastructure is a vital national asset. It is too important to be left in private hands and run for private profit.

Martin Findell, Nottingham

Re-nationalise energy now.

Gary Smith, Milton Keynes

If we are all in this together then why aren’t the profits to shareholders falling?

Malcolm Duckworth, Preston

Our privatised utilities are a joke. The very nature of this fragmented system has the effect of pushing up costs and the evidence of anti-competitive pricing is obvious.

Guy Falkenau, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Privatisation has conclusively failed. It’s time to rethink.

David Pointer, St Ives

Tell Sid to hand back the keys and bugger off.

David Goodwin, Dunchurch

All energy companies should be re-nationalised and green energy supported.

Allen Lane, Brighton

these are necessities not luxuries, so the price needs to be reasonable

Asiya Ali, Slough

The sooner the energy companies are re-nationalised the better it will be for the customers.

Michael Gorbold, Cheshunt

It should not have been sold off in the first place. It only lined the pockets of Tories’ friends and masters.

Eric Woodruff, Lytham St Anne’s

Big business has had too much power for too long. Its time to return it back to the people.

Dennis Exley, Barnsley

How can the Government have an ‘energy policy’ when the country is being held to ransom by privately-run, often not British, energy firms?

Ann Partington, Gateshead

Why do people not shift away from the Big Six? If everyone did they’d soon think again about their prices.

Sheila Taylor, Sheffield

One of the evil things the Tories did was privatisation.

Martin Webb, Goole

Privatization of energy resources and transport is a disgrace.

Lia Martinucci, Richmond, North Yorkshire