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

Wendy Welford, Thirsk

It should never have been sold off in the first place. It’s a basic need which should be provided for the people by the people.

Alison Belbin, Birmingham

It is impossible to have a fair utility supply in the private sector – let’s take it back.

Gill Page, Richmond

The water companies should also be taken back into public ownership. Water is a vital resource for everyone. The notion that it can be owned by anyone is obscene.

Roger Wells, Stourbridge

No compensation for the shareholders who got the shares at a bargain price.

David Robinson, Sheffield

Re-nationalisation is the only rational path to follow. Our power is going to capitalists abroad.

Rose Kay, Berwick-on-Tweed

Why do we need the money-grabbing middle men? Give us back our energy industry and plough the profits back into the infrastructure, not into the pockets of shareholders.

Jim Peters, Denham

Another public asset stolen from the people.

John Payne, London

It’s time we stopped treating our neighbours as competitors, and for politicians playing the electorate off against each other. Let’s come together for the common good.

Steve Jarvis, Westbury

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

Energy, rail and health are strategic resources that should be government controlled. We’ve already got health, so there are two to go.

Jim Roche, Leeds

Privatisation of power is a broken concept. Re-nationalisation would literally bring power back to the people.

Anthony Phillips, Leeds

It is immoral for individual and corporate fat cats to profit so obscenely from peoples’ need simply to stay warm. All energy companies should be renationalised now.

Judith Maizels, Bushey

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

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

Louis Loizou, Brighton

I could not agree with anything more.

Mike Wilce, Southampton

Our energy supply is fundamental to our society and should be owned by our society.

John Hoyle, Kettering

The government could be making all the profit and then reduce taxes and improve public services.

Graham Smith, Barnard Castle

We need to get back to a point where basics such as heat and light are affordable to all. People before profit.

Stephen Hurrel, Glasgow

The energy rip-off needs to end now.

Alan Ralph, Watford

I’ve made the first step by ditching the big companies. I’ve moved my account to Co-operative energy, the first step to bring excessive profits back to members.

Geoff Walker, Stoke On Trent

Daylight robbery. Corporate assisted manslaughter.

Jeffrey Wong, Manchester

stop private companies profiting at the people’s expense when so many are in ‘fuel poverty’

Lynne Carpenter, Lindon

Energy is too important to be a wealth provider for shareholders of private companies.

Shan Oakes, Beverley

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

John Freestone, Harrogate

Re-nationalise the energy and power industries and make government answerable to the people.

Robert Rudge, Glaston, Rutland

How long before the market can stand no more?

Colin Todd, Redcar

Give us back our power.

Jes Fernie, Colchester

All essential services should be nationalised. That’s rail, water, energy, post office, and schools under local authority control.

Sylvia Coles, Nottingham

We need cheaper fuel.

Susan Rogers, Whalley Range