Time to get rid of the energy racketeers.

Karen Johnson, Princes Risborough

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

Susan Shaw, Barnsley

We need services run for citizens, not private profiteers.

Thomas Dunn, York

It’s about time something like this came up. I agree wholeheartedly and wish every success to the campaign, which I will follow and support.

Richard Lock, Dorking

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

Brendan Dolan, Manchester

Capitalism or a planet – it’s one or the other.

John Freestone, Harrogate

Re-nationalise.

Paul Scotter, Norwich

It’s about time the many stopped suffering, to line the pockets of the elite few.

Dean Forsyth, Southend

I am fed up with being ripped off by these companies.

Terence Dare, Mansfield

Heating and lighting are essential commodities in the UK. They should not be profit-based industries. They should be run by society for society.

Lindy Furby, Edinburgh

Privatisation has been bad for everybody apart from the very rich. The country has gone to the dogs since things were privatised.

Ken Horn, Swadlincote

An efficiently run and publicly accountable energy provider must be better than a pure profit model.

David Line, Luton

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

Ken Walker, Milnrow

Return to public ownership for the people’s benefit.

Paul Geraghty, Warrington

Monopoly may be a popular game but in real life it’s no fun for the customer. It’s just a cartel in disguise.

Caroline Abbott, Middlesbrough

It should not have been sold off in the first place. It only lined the pockets of Tories’ friends and masters.

Eric Woodruff, Lytham St Anne’s

Everyone who remembers the privatisation of utilities foresaw this happening. Re-nationalise now without compensation.

Tom Organ, Bristol

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

Kevin Brown

21st-century government has a duty to provide all its citizens with heat and light at a fair price. Ability to pay should make no difference to this basic human right.

Hugh Terry, Reading

Public utilities should never have been privatised. The Big Six are becoming more expensive because they are not exploiting renewables.

Louis Loizou, Brighton

This is very important – do not ignore the voices of your people.

Simon Roberts, London

Services for the people, not private profit.

Terry Down, Milton Keynes

It cannot be right that businesses make huge profits from energy.

John Crawford, Burscough

Energy prices are way too high. We are in debt already and next year will be worse. They are bleeding us dry.

Sue Rees, Whitstable

Give the power back to the people.

Susan Warren, St Leonards-on-Sea

Fantastic idea.

Marja Bonada, Oswestry

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

Jojo Llewellyn, Swansea

Privatisation has failed the people. These must be brought back under state control.

John Ellison, Leicester

It’s time that the people had control of these companies and paid fair prices, instead of being ripped off for huge profits and making poorer people suffer.

Lynda Rea, Ware