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

Susan Aldrich, Filey

I can’t see how paying dividends can do anything other than take money away from customer service or lower prices.

Andii Bowsher, Sunderland

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

Either re-nationalise or be run as social enterprise which reinvests any excess into better infrastructure or gives to community projects.

Martin Mills

Nationalisation is for the benefit of the vast majority of the British people.

Elizabeth Burling, Barnet

All energy should be state owned.

Kenneth Miller, Leeds

It is time to bring them back into state hands for the good of the many not a few shareholders

Len Smith, Shirebrook

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

Peter Swindells, Wolverhampton

It’s ours, give it back.

Gwen Robb, Nottingham

The sooner this happens the better.

Mark Jordan, Ripley, Surrey

Why has it taken so long to get started? The Tories are always fast enough pushing their privatisation schemes through parliament without asking for anyone’s opinions.

Lorna Pearson

Enough is enough. People first, not profit.

Michael Shaw, Saddleworth

Power for the people and to the people – people power. as John Lennon put it – Love and Peace.

Pete & Nikki Perry, Stevenage

This cartel of foreign-owned utilities should be more accountable.

Bernadette Reid, Harrogate

The millions in profits should be used to keep prices down, not line the pockets of directors and shareholders.

Brendan McAlinden, Warrington

This is something that should be looked at, but it won’t be easy, as money and shareholders and government are involved.

John James, Lincoln

Power to the many in the hands of the many.

Bernie Lally, Northampton

We need services run for citizens, not private profiteers.

Thomas Dunn, York

Basic living, water and power, should not be owned by private companies for profit.

Bob Woodhead, Leeds

I totally agree with this petition. For years it has been increasingly difficult to heat and light my home and it isn’t getting any easier.

Darren Brown, Plymouth

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

David Weston, Bodmin

I’m fed up chasing better deals.

John Podger, Ware

Why employ all these different salespeople trying to give me a different price for the same product? Have one nationalised provider and keep prices low for everybody.

David Willey, Ayr

If you see Sid, tell him we messed it up.

Richard Desjardins, Ashby de la Zouch

Honesty and integrity. Be the first with these values.

Steve Brooks, Finedon

Why do we need the money-grabbing middle men? Give us back our energy industry and plough the profits back into the infrastructure, not into the pockets of shareholders.

Jim Peters, Denham

It’s time to stop rich friends of the government ripping us off. Rail, water, gas, electricity and now the mail too.

Colin Tarrant, Derby

Let’s take back what was stolen from us.

Rob Hamilton, Rotherham

Nothing good ever came from privatisation.

Rebecca Lush Blum, Southampton