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

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

David Weston, Bodmin

Dear British Gas, stop ripping me off.

Mike P Hodgson, Penrith

Everybody needs it, it’s essential and should not be run by firms from outside the UK who are only interested in making money.

Sheila Harrison, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

It’s about time this issue was brought to the fore.

Steven Robert Gill, Fareham

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

Susan Shaw, Barnsley

The companies were sold off cheaply and no investment has been made by them since privatisation. They now want to make the consumers pay for under-investment.

John Bramhall, Newbury

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

Kimaya Crolla-Younger, London

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

David Blandford, Nomansland

Privatisation wouldn’t have been so bad if the prices hadn’t been driven up so far so fast and the services degraded. Shareholders and businessmen are all greedy.

Sandra Humphries, Southsea

All energy companies should be re-nationalised and green energy supported.

Allen Lane, Brighton

I would hate to be old in this country, and have to choose between food or heating.

Greg Phillips

Too much attention to profits when we should be concentrating on improving life chances.

Ann Scott, Birmingham

I’m fed up with what should be national institutions being used as cash cows for a few rich fat cats.

Simon Godfrey, Kilwinning

De-rail the current gravy train. Too many bosses and not enough productive staff.

Robert Nolan, Liverpool

All utilities should be in the hands of the public.

William Morton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Renationalise the energy utilities please.

Gaby Weiner, Lewes East Sussex

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

Frank Lane, Doncaster

You can see the Big Six are cheating. There never was such an obvious cartel.

Bernard Harrison, London

Utilities need to return to public ownership. We’re being ripped off.

Mike Seaman, Uxbridge

Privatisation has just become a way for fat cats to monopolise and form cartel-like structures of our energy, trains etc. Re-nationalise.

Hannah Smith, Loughborough

The only way to stop the profiteering rip-off that is perpetrated by the private utility companies is to bring back all of them under the public wing.

Johnathan Mark Sharpe-Smith, Great Driffield

Energy generation should not be subject to the profit motive.

Kate Martinson, Southampton

Customer choice in the provision of essential utilities makes no sense. Nationalisation of these industries serves the people of the country well.

Phillipa Partington, Bedford

I’m fed up with being milked to pay for energy bosses’ bonuses. After being caught price fixing too. It’s about time the profits were re-invested in the system.

Chris Ford, London

Trusting energy companies to run their businesses for the benefit of customers is naive. Privatisation means profits first and last.

Michael Burnett, London

It’s time to stop the greed.

Michaela Armstrong, Manchester

Having just six energy companies, the market place is madness and allowing them to make huge profits from working-class families should not be allowed.

Frederick Johnson, Barry

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

Karen Nadin, Newark