We’ve had enough of prices so high and having to have a house that is cold.

Lavern Wilson, Mansfield

Restore security and sovereignty by restoring energy, utilities and transport to public ownership.

Simon Silvie, Barrow-in-Furness

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

William Ryan, Manchester

We need to get back to a uniform fair price with profits going into improvements, not shareholders’ pockets.

Wendy Welford, Thirsk

They should never have been sold off in the first place.

David Callahan, London

It is obscene for anyone (including the government with VAT) and especially foreigners to make money from the sale of domestic fuel. Privatisation is essential.

Ian Grant, Sunderland

All profit to be re-invested in the service.

Brian Billingham, Leeds

Stop the robbery. Give us back our power.

Keith Mitchell, Dunfermline

Energy should never have been privatised. We want it back.

Kevin Brown

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

Jonathan Evans, Norwich

Privatisation of Britain’s public services has been a disaster for consumers, the environment and the economy.

Jim Dignan, Sheffield

I despair when we have sold off our national assets, from rail to energy to water to money.

Alistair Ligertwood, Liverpool

Everyone needs energy and at a cost that protects and enhances life, rather than simply unearned dividend payments which are used to make rich people even richer.

George Davies, Darwen

We were conned by the Conservatives. Profiteering at public expense by these cartels is evident. We must have not-for-profit railways and all utilities.

Philip Cole, Barnsley

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

Andii Bowsher, Sunderland

Give us our utilities back now.

Col Farrell, Liverpool

Enough is enough. We are sick of being ripped off and private companies profiteering while people freeze to death every winter.

Ken Walker, Milnrow

Vote these Tory swine out of office as soon as possible.

Karen Nadin, Newark

At the moment energy companies can print money. The Government is powerless to stop them.

George Arrowsmith

Re-nationalisation is the only answer.

David Britten, Farnham

Give us our money back you thieving gits watching us suffer.

Jojo Llewellyn, Swansea

Put this resource back in the hands of the British taxpayer instead of foreign shareholders who do not care about people.

Joyce Watchorn, Chester-le-Street

How can something so vital for human life be used to make a few richer?

Peter Sharpe, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

It’s ours, give it back.

Gwen Robb, Nottingham

It’s about time the British people were helped by this government.

David Blandford, Nomansland

It’s plain common sense.

David Burn, York

Shame on a government which thrusts even more people into fuel poverty, while its MPs claim heating expenses for their second homes.

Glen Burrows, Bridgwater

Start with the railways, then re-nationalise gas, water and electricity. Hands off the Royal Mail too!

Iain Logan, Liverpool

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

Brian Cann, Yeovil

We need a power company that the country owns not companies run by profiteers.

Mark Marriott, Nottingham