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

It should never have happened in the first place. It just cost us all a lot of money. And for what?

Brian Cann, Yeovil

The only concern I have is that the government can’t even run the country. How are they going to cope with anything else?

Frank Lane, Doncaster

It seems that the only way for us ordinary people to be heard is to join together. Here’s hoping for success.

Christine Hill, London

Whatever excuses they come up with, its a cartel and that’s illegal.

Susan Shaw, Barnsley

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

Privatisation has not worked for the majority of people.

Yvonne Gibbins, Grantham

Public ownership can be local and democratic. It does not have to be 1940s style state bureaucracy.

John Tilley, Kingston upon Thames

Give us back our freedom that our parents fought for and stop ripping us off.

Susan Aldrich, Filey

People dying due to profiteering and government indifference is nothing short of corporate manslaughter.

Malcolm Palfrey, Uckfield

The fact that the privatised energy companies can threaten the UK with blackouts has made the need for nationalisation more urgent.

Diane Tsavalos, Liverpool

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

Martin Cummins, Edinburgh

We need services run for citizens, not private profiteers.

Thomas Dunn, York

They should belong to the people.

Anthony Curtis, Scarborough

Power supplies are too important to leave privateers in control.

Fred Torr, Truro

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

Malcolm Duckworth, Preston

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

Money from our electricity bills should be for infrastructure replacement and not for lining bosses’ and shareholders’ pockets. Re-nationalise as soon as possible.

Dennis Pocock, Woking

Re-nationalisation is the only rational path to follow. Our power is going to capitalists abroad.

Rose Kay, Berwick-on-Tweed

Everything has been said. I, like many others, am tired of corporate business profits being placed before the genuine need of the British people.

Stella Davies, Wrexham

Utility companies are cash cows for foreign equity funds. Frankly, it’s mad.

Gary Brooke, Manchester

I couldn’t agree more with this agenda. Power to the voiceless.

Bryan White, Derby

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

Chris Madeley, Abergavenny

It’s high time we stood together for the good of the majority.

Kevin Sefton, Oxford

I could not agree with anything more.

Mike Wilce, Southampton

I hate being held to ransom.

Diane Hibbert, Rainworth

I’m fed up with profits going to companies. They should go back into our hands.

Andy Walker, Brighton

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

Tell Sid to hand back the keys and bugger off.

David Goodwin, Dunchurch

Basic needs should not be in the hands of big business.

Brendan Dolan, Manchester