Energy should not be in the hands of foreign companies. We the people should own it. France and Germany would never privatise strategic industries.

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

Re-nationalise the energy industry. Energy is a public good and therefore should be available to all, not just those who can afford it.

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.

Power is too important to be left to private business.

Light and heat are basic human needs and profits should not be made from their provision.

Energy is an essential part of life. We shouldn’t be held to ransom by those who are only out for profit. Nationalise and reinvest the profits and/or reduce bills.

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

I never thought I would be living in fuel poverty.

Nationalisation is best with no dividends to pay.

Fuel to keep warm, heat water and cook food should be affordable for all. Re-nationalise the energy firms. People before profits.

Bring back the CEGB. They would have solved the reduction of CO2 problem, got nuclear generation, got safe generation margins etc.

Privatisation has become a nightmare from which we would like to wake up.

It’s time to end the experiment! Energy supply is too important to be left in the hands of the private sector!

Access to power is a basic human right and one that needs to be affordable for all.

The shameless boss of energy giant SSE is set to walk away with £15million as a golden goodbye, after his company was fined £4.5million for ripping off customers.

It’s time for action. People need heat and light to survive.

It’s about time. I’m sick of getting robbed every winter.

Something as essential as our energy should not be in private hands.

The privatisation of utilities and other national assets has been 30 years of failure and corruption. It should be stopped.

I hate being held to ransom.

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

Give us our utilities back now.

A 21st Century smart organisation, lean, agile, co-operative and sociocratic – sharp and efficient. Replace customer-hostile with customer-centred.

No argument. Power is an essential, not a profit-making commodity.

All public services and necessities of life should belong to the people not profit-hungry corporations intent on putting profit before people.

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

Energy is infrastructure, and this is the bedrock of national security.

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.

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