I never thought I would be living in fuel poverty.

Jenny Dimond, Ware

Let’s get the utilities out of the hands of these greedy bastards. They should belong to the community at large.

Andy Wilkinson, Norwich

Energy to serve the sustainable needs of the many, not the short-term profit of the elite few.

Andrew Duncan, Exeter

Not a moment before time. I have just moved gas supply to join electricity at Good Energy, 100% renewable provider. Not another penny to British Gas for me.

Susan Elvidge, Bristol

Current events. Enough said.

Thomas Reid, Barlby

It’s time to take back what’s ours.

Brian McCaig, Renfrew

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

Len Smith, Shirebrook

I’m sick of these rip-off companies fleecing us.

Eddie Griffin, Borehamwood

At last. Well done you people and may your good work continue.

Roy Colgate, Hove

All utilities should be in the hands of the public.

William Morton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Crooks every one of them.

Glen Gibb, Dunbar

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

Kevin Sefton, Oxford

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

Michael Gorbold, Cheshunt

All makes sense to me. Do it now.

Matt Haskins, London

All profit to be re-invested in the service.

Brian Billingham, Leeds

Put profits back into services, not into shareholder pockets.

Andrea Stow, Cleckheaton

Another public asset stolen from the people.

John Payne, London

Privatisation has seen us ripped off left and right, not least by the energy companies. This needs to be rectified.

Alexander Atkin, Sheffield

All public utilities should be in public (not private) hands.

Stephen Foster, Leicester

I want all utilities re-nationalised.

Diane Attersall, North Shields

Life is too short.

Sara Hall, London

I agree we need not-for-profit, but with a good business structure of course.

Annalise Richter, Swansea

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

The increases over the last few years show that this government is only interested in big business as usual. Disgraceful.

William Ryan, Manchester

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

It’s a disgrace – pure greed. We need to have energy re-nationalised.

Vi Dunning, Thornton Cleveleys

These energy companies are like a mafia, using the consumer as a cash cow. The Government doesn’t want to do anything to stop it because half the MPs are shareholders.

Lynne Campbell, Co. Durham

Long overdue.

Sue Basker, Derby

Public ownership is the only viable basis on which energy and public transport can be planned and developed in an integrated way, to combat climate change.

Liam McDill, Sandwick

It is worth trying, despite the hopelessness we all feel on these issues. See recent reports on how Iceland has resisted the power of banks and multinational corporations.

Dorothy Nelson, St Austell