Energy for public good not private profit.

Brian Smith, Stockton Brook

At the very least do away with a daily standing charge.

Janet Brooke, Nottingham

Let’s get rid of the shareholders.

Joan Harrison, St Albans

A 21st Century smart organisation, lean, agile, co-operative and sociocratic – sharp and efficient. Replace customer-hostile with customer-centred.

Martin Grimshaw, Brighton

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

Andii Bowsher, Sunderland

Supporting social ideals with collective responsibility.

Mark Atkinson, Hastings

It’s a disgrace – pure greed. We need to have energy re-nationalised.

Vi Dunning, Thornton Cleveleys

One of the best things for UK people and UK finance would be the re-nationalisation of power and railways.

Lesley Burt, Christchurch

Re-nationalise now.

Patrick McGrath, London

Re-nationalise all energy.

Jennifer Gray, Bristol

No profit should be taken from providing people with essential services.

David Farmer, Yorkshire

The recent price increases by the major energy companies prey on the most vulnerable members of society solely to boost already record high profits.

Gerald Halligan, Edinburgh

It is just daylight robbery, but what is there to stop them? No-one wants to say too much with the election so close so we get just the same clap-trap.

Matthew Lowrey, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Energy companies should be brought to task.

Rita Thirsk, Beverley

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

Re-nationalise, run the power supplies as a service, not a way of making a few richer while the majority struggle to pay the bills. Any profit made is kept in the country.

David Treasurer, Canterbury

Is it a service for the people to keep warm this winter or is it a business to make the profits bigger. If everyone stopped payment for one month they’d fail big time.

Stuart Wooldridge, Pontefract

Essential services must be state-owned. Power for the people, by the people.

Mark Garner, Leicester

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

Please return the gas and electricity industry to the same great institution which it used to be.

Stephen Munton, Birmingham

People not profits.

Matthew Day, Leicester

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

Iain Logan, Liverpool

I have been saying we should re-nationalise the industry for years.

Richard Smith, Devizes

Regulators are captured by their industries and this makes the commercial model act against its consumers if pursuit of profits paid to foreign owners.

Blair Breton, Portsmouth

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

Dear British Gas, stop ripping me off.

Mike P Hodgson, Penrith

Our energy infrastructure is a vital national asset. It is too important to be left in private hands and run for private profit.

Martin Findell, Nottingham

Power for the people.

Leah Etteridge, Chatham

People who have a physical disability or learning disability and the elderly are most at risk with all the high charges.

Dorcas Munday, Wellingborough

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