The essential infrastructure of a country shouldn’t be in the hands of money-making private enterprises. They should be run for the good of the people of the country.

Paul Britton, Stevenage

Big business has had too much power for too long. Its time to return it back to the people.

Dennis Exley, Barnsley

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

I never thought I would be living in fuel poverty.

Jenny Dimond, Ware

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

Jim Dignan, Sheffield

The bullies at the Big Six must be stood up to.

Gavin Sibthorpe, London

We are being ripped off, have been for ages and we need to put it right once and for all.

Alison Oxley, Pickering

The present system is inefficient and screws the consumer. It’s time for a change.

David Gutteridge, Chesterfield

The utilities should never have been privatised. Reverse the bad decision now.

Jenny Embleton, Brighton

People should not have to choose heating over eating.

Jimmy Murray, London

Power to the people to eradicate poverty caused by big power companies and big businesses making huge profits of millions of pounds by selling energy at high prices.

Peter Burns, Holyhead

Heating and hot water should not be for commercial gain.

Pam Robinson, London

If electricity supply can be run at a profit, that profit should go directly to improving the country not to shareholders. I would have thought that was obvious.

Steve Brady, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Take back the assets that formerly belonged to the British people. They were fraudulently sold by Mrs Thatcher to the benefit of her friends in the Conservative party.

Tessa Bennett, Berwick-upon-Tweed

We need to re-think how our power is produced, by developing local power production rather than the out-dated transportation of power across the country by pylons.

Melanie Pownall-Harris, Radlett

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

Mark Marriott, Nottingham

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

Michael Gorbold, Cheshunt

Something as essential as power generation should not be in the hands of people whose only interest is in short term shareholder gain.

Mike Higgins, Minsterley

It’s time for a return to non-profit utilities, providing public services in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

Linda Urquhart, Loughborough

Bring back the CEGB. They would have solved the reduction of CO2 problem, got nuclear generation, got safe generation margins etc.

John Exon, Harrogate

More power to your elbow. Something needs to be done to stop this profiteering on something that people rely on.

John Robinson, Lincoln

Utilities should be in public hands and not those of profit-seeking, and often foreign, owners.

Geoffrey Telfer, Baildon, Shipley

Let’s get this job done.

Bill Smickersgill, Leeds

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

Peter Sharpe, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Power we need and it’s only by sticking together that maybe something can be done. This is not what I and millions like me paid into. Please continue with your message.

Elaine Stonelake, Altrincham

End the corruption of the energy cartel.

David Berriman, St Leonards on Sea

Re-nationalise now.

Leslie Lomax, St Austell

I’m fed up with profits going to companies. They should go back into our hands.

Andy Walker, Brighton

This is something that should be looked at, but it won’t be easy, as money and shareholders and government are involved.

John James, Lincoln