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

Lynne Carpenter, Lindon

I’m sick of these rip-off companies fleecing us.

Eddie Griffin, Borehamwood

Fuel should be at cost and not be for profit.

Claire Scott, Bideford

People not profits.

Matthew Day, Leicester

The current political concern about energy provision consistently ignores the obvious – that the problems are the consequence of privatisation.

Simon Archer, York

Power for the people and to the people – people power. as John Lennon put it – Love and Peace.

Pete & Nikki Perry, Stevenage

There is no real choice with the Big Six cartel we have currently. We are sick of being ripped off. It is time for progressive change in energy provision.

Janis Cairns, Manchester

We need government-run, not-for-profit energy supplies.

Michaela Tiernan, Peterlee

Time to draw the line in the sand methinks.

Paul Burgess, Torquay

We’ve had enough of prices so high and having to have a house that is cold.

Lavern Wilson, Mansfield

Public utilities should never be in private hands. Simple.

Alec Rivers, Folkestone

It’s time to stop rich friends of the government ripping us off. Rail, water, gas, electricity and now the mail too.

Colin Tarrant, Derby

Our privatised utilities are a joke. The very nature of this fragmented system has the effect of pushing up costs and the evidence of anti-competitive pricing is obvious.

Guy Falkenau, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

This is a long overdue idea.

Chris Dooks, Ayr

Another public asset stolen from the people.

John Payne, London

The time is right to take back the industries into public hands for benefit of the public.

George Hill, Corby

I’m fed up with the fat cat chairman making a mint while my bills still go up and up.

Michael Oram, Dorchester

Give the people their utilities back. They’re too important for the privateers to own.

Michael Burt, Plymouth

This government is selling UK down the river good and proper. I have to work two days to pay for one week’s energy and I’m not wallowing in centrally heated bliss.

Eileen Watts, Swansea

Energy is clearly not safe in private hands.

Caroline Charles, London

The power companies’ directors and shareholders are just vultures feasting on the misery of people with no choice.

Richard Walthew, Duns

Privatisation has proved not to be in the interests of the nation. Competition has not resulted in companies vying to please customers, but in a self-interested cartel.

Susan Henderson, St Albans

All energy should be state owned.

Kenneth Miller, Leeds

Even the Victorians had the sense to understand that utilities so vital should not be private.

Hilary Lowson, Bathgate

I’ve worked all my life, contributing to our state systems, to find that now, aged 73 and living alone, I sit wrapped in a blanket, trying to keep warm. What life is this?

Vivienne Gunning, Swansea

All utilities should be publicly owned and run for the benefit of the public not shareholders, with profits ploughed back in for everyone’s benefit.

Anne Callaghan, Blantyre

All makes sense to me. Do it now.

Matt Haskins, London

I am tired of the energy companies making profits from the poorest in society.

Mag McNally, London

I could not agree with anything more.

Mike Wilce, Southampton

This will inevitably happen. In the future there will be wars over energy and we will all no doubt suffer.

John Birbeck, York